Himesh’ IUI Success Tips

Himesh is a 45 year old businessman who runs a stock brokerage firm in Mumbai. His wife is 36 years old and they had been trying for a baby for long. However, their doctor diagnosed a narrower Fallopian to be the cause of the difficulty with natural pregnancy. And due to rising ages of the couple, they were advised to go for artificial insemination. The result lead them to become parents of a healthy child.

Himesh shared some IUI success tips from his experience during the IUI treatment. 

1. Before starting the treatment, the couple took strict care of their bodies. Like healthy diet, daily exercise, in-taking prescribed vitamins, etc.
2. Himesh also took medication prescribed by his doctor to improve the quality, quantity and shape of his sperms.
3. Surprisingly, Himesh recounts, how his wife started feeling the tenderness of breasts, tiredness and cramping within couple of days of starting the treatment.
4. Then followed the symptoms of pregnancy and his wife conceived the baby.

“We’re truly blessed, I underwent IUI and got pregnant on the first try”

Suman J, mother of a 3 year old

“My wife had problems with fallopian tubes. IUI helped us become parents.”

Himesh K, Businessman

“I was not able to conceive since last 2 years… IUI was right for me.”

Amarpreet – Designer

Other keys to a successful IUI

• What is the success rate of an IUI cycle
  • Average success rate per IUI cycle is claimed to be between 10% to 20%.
  • And as the number of cycles increase, the chances of success grows.
  • Like 5 IUI cycles may get upto 80% success rates

• Is IUI better than IVF?
  • As per a study by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence in the US, it is recommended to try IUI before going for IVF
  • The other advantage of IUI is the cost, an IUI cycle costs far less than an IVF cycle
  • Moreover, IUI is the less invasive than IVF

• What’s minimum number of IUI cycles that one should try?
  • As the success rate of IUI increases with the number of IUI cycles, trying up to 3 times can be good.
  • Though results are dependent on the female partner’s age and other health factors.

• What to do to improve IUI success rates?
  • Refrain from ejaculation for at least three days before the IUI cycle
  • Stay away from environments that give excessive stress and anxiety
  • Eat healthy, maintain a daily exercise routine and consult a good doctor

• Is IUI a painful procedure?
  • An IUI cycle takes little time and is usually not painful
  • However there may be a bit of discomfort during the process.

Plan. Budget. Timelines.

There a many factors that can affect the success of IUI treatment. Hence hiring an expert IVF doctor should be consulted to help you get best treatment and save you money in the long run. 

Which doctor to consult?

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