Intrauterine insemination is not useful in oligoasthenospermia.
A prospective randomized study was conducted in 47 couples with infertility due to subnormal semen to compare luteinizing hormone (LH)-timed intrauterine insemination with LH-timed natural intercourse. No pregnancy occurred in 114 cycles of intrauterine insemination with washed sperm. Only one patient conceived during 1 of the 124 natural intercourse cycles. The only complication that occurred after intrauterine insemination was mild abdominal cramp in 3 cycles. The authors conclude that intrauterine insemination is not useful in the management of subfertility due to oligoasthenospermia.
Ho
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Hong Kong.
Poon
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Chan
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SY
Wang
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D007317:Insemination, Artificial, Homologous; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011247:Pregnancy
D007986:Luteinizing Hormone