title: Pregnancies during and after homologous intrauterine insemination cycles.
abstract: Results of intrauterine insemination (IUI) in 39 couples are presented. Indications were male subfertility, cervical factor, unexplained infertility and immunological factor. The patients received a total of 119 treatment cycles. Nine pregnancies were achieved (23.1%) during IUI treatment. The monthly fecundity rate (MFR) during treatment was 7.6%. After stopping IUI, within a follow-up of 1 year 13 pregnancies occurred. Seven pregnancies occurred spontaneously without invasive treatment methods. The MFR was calculated to be 4.8% for this group. We conclude that couples with IUI treatment do achieve pregnancies more quickly, but IUI does not influence a patient's eventual chance to become pregnant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht, University of Limburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Valkenburg
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Evers
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Dumoulin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D007317:Insemination, Artificial, Homologous; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D013480:Superovulation; D013997:Time Factors