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Tell me about intrauterine insemination.

Many times the barriers between infertility and pregnancy are purely physical, such as blocked tubes, slow moving sperm or other conditions that render the man unable to deposit his sperm directly into his partner's vagina (such as impotence or premature ejactulation). In these cases we use a method of artificial insemination called intrauterine insemination (or IUI). IUI is when sperm are placed directly into the uterine cavity through a catheter. It's a very quick procedure, only lasting a few minutes, and chances are you won't feel any discomfort. The IUI method increases your chances of pregnancy because the sperm are placed directly inside the uterus, giving them a better chance of reaching their intended target (the egg). This procedure may not work the first time, but you can repeat it over several cycles before further evaluation would be warranted (if you don't get pregnant). If the treatment is successful, you should know if a couple of weeks.

It sounds like you have a lot of options and experience in treating infertility.

Thank you for noticing. Yes, we have over thirty years of experience in this field and pride ourselves in staying on top of new developments. As you can imagine, this is a rapidly growing field in medicine and we're committed to staying current on the latest procedures and medications that might prove promising for our patients. For the infertile couple, this can be an intense, exciting, nerve wracking ordeal. That's why we do everything we can to keep our patients informed, give them options and make sure they're receiving the best and newest treatments available.

Which reminds me. I hear you partner with a company called Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Associates. What can you tell me about your association with them when it comes to infertility.

As you've read here, we have a lot options and procedures available at OBGYN West to treat infertility. However, if we determine you're a candidate for a treatment like in vitro fertilization, we will refer you to Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Associates (RMIA), a fertility clinic in Woodbury that specializes in what we call "Assisted Reproductive Technologies", like in vitro. You're in good hands with the folks at RMIA. And when you become pregnant, we look forward to having you return as our patient.

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