Lets talk IUI - Intrauterine Insemination 💉 IUI is a type of artificial insemination treatment for infertility. It is one of the less invasive methods. The IUI process starts with the Sperm being collected, washed, and concentrated and then placed directly in your uterus around the time your ovary releases one or more eggs to be fertilized. The goal of intrauterine insemination is for the sperm to swim into the fallopian tube and fertilize a waiting egg. 🥚 IUI is done for reasons like: - Donor

After the sperm is successfully separated through one of the three sperm washing methods - Basic Wash, Gradient Sperm Wash, or Swim-Up method - the Andrologist will start to remove the remaining liquid from the sample tube and check the final count of motile sperm. 🐟💦 After that is done the sample is ready for IUI! The rule of thumb for IUI is that there should be at least 5 million motile sperm after processing to be successful. If the initial number is too low, you may be asked to give anoth