Study: 2 popular fertility treatments don't work Aug 8, 2008
In the last group, doctors performed an intrauterine insemination in 193 women, a process where sperm are injected into the womb using a syringe. In Britain, clomifene citrate costs about $390 per course and the sperm insemination costs about $975 per cycle. (USA Today -- News)
Study: Infertility Treatments No Help Aug 8, 2008
Drug Treatment and Intrauterine Insemination May Not Work When Used Separately By WebMD Health News Reviewed by ... Researchers compared drug treatment to induce ovulation with no treatment; they also compared intrauterine insemination -- in which the sperm are placed inside the uterus to facilitate fertilization -- with no treatment ... In the intrauterine insemination group, women monitored their hormone levels and when they were ideal, the sperm were placed inside the uterus to facilitate... (WebMD)
Common treatment for infertility ineffective: study Aug 8, 2008
The same study of 580 women in Scotland, all of whom had experienced unexplained infertility for more than two years, also showed that so-called unstimulated intra-uterine insemination (IUI) -- artificial insemination unaccompanied by drugs to trigger egg production -- did not work any better ... To be statistically significant, they said, the difference between IUI birth and those achieved naturally would have to be much higher than the six percent reported in the trial. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
State fines health insurer $1 million for denying claims Jul 22, 2008
Regulators say the fine follows an investigation by the Insurance Department into a complaint from an Ithaca woman who challenged the denial of a 154 claim for an intrauterine insemination treatment. Most of the improper denials involved claims of approximately 150. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
His biological clock is ticking, too Jul 13, 2008
The scientists suggest that when either the man or the woman is over age 35, infertility treatment options, including in vitro fertilization (so-called test tube fertilization), might be more successful than intrauterine insemination (so-called turkey baster insemination. . (Los Angeles Times)
Study: Fertility Problems Affect Men Older Than 40 Jul 8, 2008
"Our data gives evidence for the first time, for a strong paternal effect on IUI (intrauterine insemination) outcome either on pregnancy rates but also on miscarriage rates," said Stephanie Belloc and her team from the Eylau Centre for Assisted Reproduction in France. The team looked at samples from more than 21,000 so-called IUI in which the sperm was washed in centrifuge to separate them from seminal fluid and then inserted directly into the uterus. (Fox News)
Dad's Age Plays Role in Fertility Jul 8, 2008
Researcher Stephanie Belloc of the Eylau Centre for Assisted Reproduction in Paris and colleagues analyzed the outcomes of more than 21,000 intrauterine inseminations (IUIs). An IUI is a type of fertility treatment in which the man's sperm is first separated (or "washed") from the seminal fluid and then inserted into the woman's uterus ... "Our research proves for the first time that there is a strong paternal age-related effect on IUI outcomes, and this information should be considered by both... (WebMD)
Men past 40 can face fertility problems Jul 7, 2008
"Our data give evidence for the first time, for a strong paternal effect on IUI (intrauterine insemination) outcome either on pregnancy rates but also on miscarriage rates," Belloc and her team from the Eylau Centre for Assisted Reproduction in France said. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Male biological clock 'ticks too' Jul 7, 2008
All were given intrauterine inseminations (IUI), also known as artificial insemination, where sperm is inserted into the womb when the woman is ovulating. It is given to couples where the woman has no fertility problems and is less invasive than IVF.. (BBC News -- Health)
Study: conceiving more difficult for men over 40 Jul 7, 2008
"Our data give evidence for the first time, for a strong paternal effect on IUI (intrauterine insemination) outcome either on pregnancy rates but also on miscarriage rates," Belloc and her team from the Eylau Centre for Assisted Reproduction in France said. Other researchers have indicated that an overall decline in sperm counts and quality as a man ages is a factor but until now there has been little clinical proof that simply being an older man has such a big effect on fertility, the... (Xinhuanet, China)
Couples with fertility problems where the man is over 35 have increased difficulty in conceiving Jul 7, 2008
Dr. Belloc and colleagues followed up 21239 intrauterine inseminations (IUIs). In IUI the sperm is 'washed', or spun in a centrifuge, in order to separate them from the seminal fluid, and then inserted directly into the uterus ... The sperm of each partner was examined at the time of the IUI for a number of characteristics, including sperm count, motility and morphology. (EurekAlert!)
Scientists warn that biological clock affects male fertility Jul 7, 2008
Those who fail to conceive after mild forms of fertility treatment, such as intrauterine insemination (IUI), in which sperm is washed and transferred directly into the uterus, should move quickly to more advanced treatments, such as ICSI, where the best quality sperm are picked out and injected directly into the woman's egg. The study looked at pregnancies and miscarriages recorded for couples having IUI treatment at the clinic between 2002 and 2006. (guardian.co.uk)
Religious, gay rights clash in Calif. case Jun 20, 2008
Brody replied that, should Benitez require intrauterine insemination, she could not perform it for religious reasons. The two dispute exactly what Brody said would violate her beliefs. (Boston Globe)
Court weighs if doctors can not treat lesbian May 30, 2008
Benitez sued North Coast Women's Care, a fertility clinic in Vista (San Diego County), and two of its doctors who refused in 2000 to provide intrauterine insemination. She said Christine Brody, her treating physician, and Douglas Fenton, the clinic's medical director, told her their Christian beliefs prohibited them from furnishing the infertility treatment for a lesbian couple. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Calif. Justices Appear to Favor Lesbian in Dispute Over Artificial Insemination May 29, 2008
Case with unusually high number of amicus briefs involves doctors who claimed religious beliefs kept them from providing intrauterine insemination ... Justice Joyce Kennard all but announced a win for the gay community when she asked Los Angeles lawyer Jennifer Pizer, who represented a San Diego County lesbian who had been denied intrauterine insemination, whether she would be satisfied with a narrowly tailored ruling in her client's favor, or whether she was hoping for a ruling that touched on... (Law.com)
State Supreme Court may give gays a medical victory May 29, 2008
Several justices suggested during Wednesday's hearing that they would rule that religion was not a legal justification for two Christian physicians in San Diego County who declined to perform an intrauterine insemination for Lupita Benitez, a lesbian who sought to become pregnant in 1999. Justice Carol A. Corrigan, who voted against same-sex marriage, appeared strongly in favor of Benitez's right to medical treatment. (Los Angeles Times)
REGION: State's high court to hear local case of civil rights clash May 28, 2008
The attorney said the doctors, who are Christians, did not perform the intrauterine insemination because Benitez is not married ---- not because of her sexual orientation. And this was not a medical emergency, but rather an elective procedure, Tyler said. (North County Times)
Analysis: Acupuncture may help conception Feb 9, 2008
A pregnant Dr. Ann Trevino had trouble getting pregnant with intrauterine insemination before trying acupuncture ... She had three unsuccessful pregnancy attempts with intrauterine insemination before trying acupuncture with IVF at a fertility clinic in San Antonio where she used to live. (CNN -- Health)
Insemination May Go Better With Acupuncture Feb 9, 2008
She had three unsuccessful pregnancy attempts with intrauterine insemination before trying acupuncture with IVF at a fertility clinic in San Antonio where she used to live. "I had been reading about acupuncture, probably like every other patient on the Internet. I was just willing to do anything possible to improve our chances," she said. (Click2Houston, TX)
Acupuncture may boost pregnancy, study finds Feb 9, 2008
Trevino, a 37-year-old family physician, had three unsuccessful pregnancy attempts with intrauterine insemination before trying acupuncture with in vitro fertilization at a fertility clinic in San Antonio, where she used to live ... She had three unsuccessful pregnancy attempts with intrauterine insemination before trying acupuncture with IVF at a fertility clinic in San Antonio where she used to live. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
AIIMS pioneers in establishing first IVF Research Centre Feb 9, 2008
Although there is no permanent and secured treatment of infertility, yet in some cases simple methods as ovulation inducing drugs or intrauterine insemination improves the chances of conception. While in some major cases reproductive surgery as microsurgery of tubes and invasive surgery of the uterus may benefit some. (Newstrack India)
Acupuncture may hike odds of conceiving Feb 8, 2008
She had three unsuccessful pregnancy attempts with intrauterine insemination before trying acupuncture with IVF at a fertility clinic in San Antonio where she used to live. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Health)
Pushing age limits - along with their strollers Hoboken moms are waiting longer and longer to have kids Jan 29, 2008
The IVF center also helps with other fertility methods, including intrauterine insemination, which sperm cells are inserted into the woman's body. Miller said she has worked with many Hudson County residents, as well as people from around the world. (Hoboken Reporter, NJ)
Injections to boost fertility may be waste of time, experts warn Oct 19, 2007
As a first step, they were given clomiphene pills before artificial insemination (IUI), which injects sperm directly into the womb. If they failed to conceive, they were given daily hormone injections and further artificial insemination. (Guardian Unlimited)
Indian woman without sexual hormones delivers baby Sep 24, 2007
She was subjected to hormonal checks and put to Periodical Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin Injection and Intra-Uterine Insemination (IUI), Sunitha said. She conceived during the second cycle of IUI and was monitored closely during her pregnancy by a series of ultrasound scans and hormone assays. (Xinhuanet, China)
Record-Breaking Quintuplets Born Aug 7, 2007
Rachelle went on hormone treatments to stimulate egg production and also underwent intrauterine insemination. While multiple births are common for women who undergo fertility treatments, quintuplets are rare. (CBS News)
Thousands denied IVF treatment Aug 6, 2007
It said the provision of less invasive infertility treatments such as IUI, donor insemination and ovulation induction, as well as counselling, remained "patchy and extremely vulnerable to 'postcode prescribing'". Dari Taylor, chair of the parliamentary group and MP for Stockton South, said: "These figures have an extraordinarily distressing effect on couples. The Nice guidelines say if couples have been seeking treatment for three years they should be on a list and moving into treatment.... (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
Sperm banking before treatment preserves fertility in young male cancer patients Jul 23, 2007
Those who used their frozen sperm sample after overcoming their cancer had a fertility success rate of 36 percent using intrauterine insemination (IUI injecting the sperm into the uterus) and 50 percent using in vitro fertilization (IVF fertilizing the egg in a lab and then transferring the embryo to the uterus) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI injecting the sperm directly into the egg). A vital component in the efficacy of the study was the collaborative approach taken by the... (EurekAlert!)
Readers share theirfertility paths Jun 19, 2007
We tried two unsuccessful rounds of IUI, and then addressed the IVF situation. The US was just horribly priced, so I inquired into Australia. (MSNBC -- Health)
Readers debate best age for baby-making Jun 11, 2007
I had twins in January thanks to the wonderful miracle of IUI. I wanted to wait longer, but I had a gut feeling something was going on ... After three failed IUIs and two failed IVFs we decided to adopt. (MSNBC -- Health)
Gays, lesbians seeking parenthood increasingly turn to infertility clinics May 7, 2007
Options range from simple intrauterine insemination for women, which may cost a few hundred dollars, to use of paid egg donors and gestational surrogates for gay men, who may have to pay $150,000 in medical and legal services to have a child. Statistics are hard to come by, in part because of the controversy surrounding same-sex marriage and the hostility in some parts of the country to the idea of gay men and lesbians raising families. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The price of life Apr 13, 2007
Siaron's daughter Catrin, seven, was conceived by IUI (intrauterine insemination) using donor sperm: Catrin's father, Peter Rees, 34, is severely disabled with progressive multiple sclerosis. After Siaron gave birth, she realised that, although she wanted a second child very much, to have one would be too difficult. (Guardian Unlimited)
Conception Kit gets FDA approval Mar 26, 2007
o she went through seven IUI and two drug cycles before she got pregnant then she lost the baby ... IUI is an invasive procedure done by a doctor ... Early indications are the Conception Kit is equal, if not more effective than IVF or IUI. Already 51 pregnancies have been reported as a result of using the kit. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Gays Becoming Parents Mar 25, 2007
There are three types of artificial insemination; direct intrauterine insemination (IUI or prewashed), intra-cervical insemination (ICI or standard) and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). 2 ICI insemination can be performed at home, using a medical needle-less syringe. (Suite101.com)
Area sees increase in twin births: Experts believe fertility drugs, age are behind recent rise in multiples Jan 30, 2007
but with the treatment we did, intrauterine insemination, they told us there was only a 13 percent chance it would be successful the first time, and of that percent, only five to 10 percent it would be twins, Davis said. When we found out it worked the first time and it was twins, we knew we were very lucky and blessed. (Texarkana Gazette, TX)
Single women becoming moms by choice Jan 18, 2007
Lily was conceived through a process called intrauterine insemination, with sperm from an anonymous donor. According to Carolyn Kaplan, the physician who serves as director of In Vitro Fertilization, Georgia Reproductive Specialists, an estimated 1,500 to 2,000 women each year have inseminations in metro Atlanta. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
