[Can donor insemination be optimised?].
OBJECTIVE
To compare the different donor insemination technics.


METHODS
Analysis of the published studies about donor insemination which value the effectiveness of Intra Cervical Insemination (ICID) and Intra Uterine Insemination (IUID), the interest of ovulation induction, the possible complications, and the cost-effectiveness ratio.


RESULTS
The meta-analysis of the Cochrane data base (10 comparative studies IUID versus ICID, 2568 donor insemination cycles) lead to a pregnancy rate per cycle (PRC) 17.77% with IUID versus 7.68% with ICID. The odds ratio is 2.63 (CI from 1.85 to 3.73). With these PRC, the direct cost per evolutive pregnancy is 54,780 F with ICID and 25,675 F with IUID.


CONCLUSIONS
If it is possible to propose ICID to patient with an excellent regularity of ovulation. IUID with ovulation induction by gonadotropins is today the gold standard, and more especially as the law restrict the number of donor inseminations. Indeed, the IUID is two or three times more effective than ICID, consume the half of sperm straws, use a semen of moderate quality, there is no complication provided that the cycle is cancelled if there is more than two mature follicles and the cost-effectiveness ratio is greatly in favour with IUID.
Wainer
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Centre d'assistance médicale à la procréation du centre hospitalier Poissy-Saint-Germain, 10, rue du Champ Gaillard, 78300 Poissy, France.
Fagnani
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D002584:Cervix Uteri; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007316:Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D011247:Pregnancy; D014599:Uterus