7 Lessons1h 14m

IUI or "Artificial Insemination"

Data on IUI success rates depending on who you are, what it costs, the risks, and how to decide between doing IUI and IVF.

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IUI or "Artificial Insemination"
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Experts you'll learn from

Dr. Chantel Cross

Associate Director
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Dr. Christian M. Becker

Co-Director, Oxford BSGE Endometriosis Centre
Associate Professor, Oxford University
United Kingdom

Dr. Valerie Baker

Division Chief
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Dr. Nalini Kaul (Mahajan)

Director, Mother & Child Hospital
Scientific Director, Ferticity Fertility Clinics
India

Dr. Eve Feinberg

Medical Director, REI
Northwestern Medicine

Dr. Meera Shah

Reproductive Fertility Specialist
Nova Fertility

Dr. Owen Davis

Former President, ASRM
Associate Director, REI
Weill Cornell Medical Center

Dr. Michael Eisenberg

Director, Male Fertility
Stanford School of Medicine

Dr. William Schoolcraft

Founder & Medical Director
CCRM Colorado

Dr. Rogerio Lobo

Former President, ASRM
Professor, OBGYN
Columbia University

MUDr. Štěpán Machač

Vedoucí lékař skupiny FutureLife
Předseda výboru sekce asistované reprodukce ČGPS

Dr. Stepan Machac

Chief Medical Officer, FutureLife International
Chairman, Czech IVF Society

Dr. Dominique de Ziegler

Consultant Universitaire
Université de Paris Ouest

Director
University of Paris Descartes
France

Dr. Lubna Pal

Fellowship Director
Yale School of Medicine

Dr. Scott Morin

Medical Director
RMA of Northern California

Dr. Promise Segofah

Senior Lecturer, OB/GYN
University of Ghana

Dr. Viji Sundaram

Reproductive Fertility Specialist
Kaiser Permanente Centers for Reproductive Health

Dr. Willem Ombelet

Oprichter van het Genks Instituut voor Fertiliteitstechnologie
Ex-voorzitter van de Vlaamse Vereniging voor Obstetrie en Gynaecologie

Past President, Belgian Society of OG/GYN
Founder, Genk Institute for Fertility Technology

Dr. Alexander Quaas

Former Director
Reproductive Endocrinologist
University Hospital Basel

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Course syllabus

  1. 11 min
    Done
    1. What Is IUI?
    2. Who Can IUI Help?
    3. IUI In Context of Fertility Treatments
    4. Risks of IUI
    5. How Often IUI Works
    6. Pro Tips
  2. 10 min
    Done
    1. Choices You’ll Make In IUI
    2. Medication Choice
    3. Monitoring and Ovulation Prediction
    4. Releasing the Egg
    5. Preparing The Sperm
    6. Does a Doctor Have to Perform the IUI?
    7. Is A Second Insemination Helpful?
    8. IUI At A Fertility Clinic vs. OBGYN
    9. Pro Tips
  3. 19 min
    Done
    1. Determining The Course
    2. Natural Cycle: No Drugs
    3. IUI With Clomid or Letrozole
    4. IUI With Gonadotropins
    5. Insemination Day
    6. Pro Tips
  4. 22 min
    Done
    1. Defining IUI Success
    2. IUI Birth Rate and Multiples in Context
    3. IUI For Unexplained Infertility
    4. IUI for Male Factor Infertility
    5. IUI for PCOS, Anovulation, or Irregular Cycles
    6. Clomid vs Letrozole for PCOS patients
    7. IUI With Gonadotropins For PCOS Patients
    8. IUI With One Blocked Tube
    9. IUI For Lesbian & Single Women
    10. When To Stop IUI And Start IVF
    11. Pro Tips
  5. 3 min
    Done
    1. Components Of IUI Cycle Cost
    2. Insurance Coverage and IUI
    3. Cost of Twins and Triplets
    4. Comparing IUI’s Value With IVF
    5. Pro Tips
  6. Lesson 6
    Risks of IUI
    4 min
    Done
    1. Summary of IUI’s Risks
    2. Infection from IUI
    3. Twins, Triplets, Or More From IUI
    4. Fetal Death and Other Complications
    5. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) & IUI
    6. Mood Swings and Hot Flashes With IUI
    7. Pro Tips
  7. 5 min
    Done
    1. Comparing IUI And IVF
    2. Time To Pregnancy
    3. Cost
    4. Multiples Risk
    5. Miscarriage Risk
    6. Invasiveness & Burden
    7. Family Building and Planning
    8. Pro Tips

What you'll learn

Intrauterine insemination (or IUI) is a popular alternative to treatments like IVF. In this course, we'll cover how often IUI leads to a live birth, which patients specifically benefit, and what each patient type can tactically do to increase their chances of success while mitigating the risks for a multiple birth.