Is the success rate of artificial insemination high?

Artificial insemination can be regarded as a very important reproductive invention in current clinical medicine, and it has very high clinical significance for fertility. Especially for women who have difficulty getting pregnant, artificial insemination can be used to conceive. Because artificial insemination can greatly increase women's chances of pregnancy, but artificial insemination still has a certain degree of failure, so how high is the success rate of artificial insemination?

What is the success rate of artificial insemination?

Many couples want to know what the success rate of artificial insemination is. In fact, the success rate of artificial insemination is not high, generally around 20-30%, and it is not recommended as the first choice. Female conception is a relatively complex physiological process, and the following conditions must be met:

1. The ovaries release normal eggs;

2. The semen is normal and contains normal sperm;

3. The egg and sperm can meet in the fallopian tube and combine to form a fertilized egg;

4. The fertilized egg is successfully transported into the uterine cavity;

5. The endometrium is fully prepared for the implantation of the fertilized egg.

Any abnormality in these links can hinder a woman's successful conception. The reasons that hinder conception may lie with the woman, the man, or both. It is recommended that couples who want to undergo artificial insemination go to a specialist hospital to check whether they meet the conditions for conception. Based on the results of the examination, they can try to get pregnant after symptomatic treatment under the guidance of a doctor, and then make a decision.

The process of artificial insemination

So is the process of artificial insemination complicated or not? What are the steps involved? Let’s take a look.

The process of artificial insemination:

First of all, infertile women who undergo artificial insemination need to undergo a detailed gynecological examination to check whether their internal and external genitalia are normal, whether the endometrial biopsy gland secretions are good, whether the bilateral fallopian tubes are unobstructed, etc. Only if these are normal, they are eligible for artificial insemination. Then you need to estimate the day of ovulation to choose the best time for insemination. Commonly used methods for estimating the ovulation date include measuring basal body temperature, cervical mucus (usually appears 4-5 days before ovulation), or continuously measuring the peak level of urinary luteinizing hormone close to the ovulation day, or continuous vaginal ultrasound examinations.

Before the woman's estimated ovulation period, the sperm donor or the husband masturbates to extract semen, which needs to be tested. If the results show that the semen density and activity are normal, wait for the semen to liquefy and then use a syringe or catheter to inject the semen into the vagina, around the cervix and into the cervical canal. The woman should rest in bed for 2-3 hours to prevent semen from being discharged.

Each woman can undergo artificial insemination three times in a menstrual cycle, starting three days before ovulation. If calculated by hours, it means once 72 hours, 24 hours before ovulation, and 24 hours after ovulation. If conception fails in one menstrual cycle, several cycles can be performed in succession. If necessary, drugs can be used to induce ovulation and adjust the ovulation period to increase the pregnancy rate. The success or failure of artificial insemination is generally determined by 12 cycles.