Intrauterine insemination is not useful in oligoasthenospermia.

Abstract

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.

• Authors: P C Ho, I M Poon, S Y Chan, C Wang
• Journal: Fertility and sterility (Fertil Steril) Vol. 51 Issue 4 Pg. 682-4 (Apr 1989) ISSN: 0015-0282 [Print] United States
• PMID: 2924936 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Luteinizing Hormone

Topics

• Adult
• Female
• Humans
• Insemination, Artificial
• Insemination, Artificial, Homologous
• Luteinizing Hormone (blood)
• Male
• Oligospermia (physiopathology)
• Pregnancy