{"id":52145,"date":"2019-11-07T12:46:12","date_gmt":"2019-11-07T10:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/?p=52145"},"modified":"2024-02-23T14:42:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T12:42:14","slug":"intrauterine-insemination-iui-timeline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivi-fertility.com\/blog\/intrauterine-insemination-iui-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Intrauterine insemination (IUI) timeline?"},"content":{"rendered":"
A simple definition of intrauterine insemination is the introduction of semen into a woman\u2019s uterus via the vagina or cervix by any means other than sexual intercourse. The best-known assisted production technique, in vitro fertilisation (IVF), was invented a mere 40 years ago \u2013 and people were using IUI long before that. Intrauterine insemination, also known as artificial insemination, was used in humans as long ago as the 18th<\/sup> century, but techniques and refinements to make it more successful have steadily developed since those early days.<\/p>\n
In this IVI blog article, we take a look at the intrauterine insemination history timeline<\/strong> and then fast forward to how the technique is applied today in order to help people to achieve their dreams of becoming parents. Along the way, we will set out who IUI is most suitable for and exactly how the IUI timeline<\/strong> works for individuals undergoing treatment.<\/p>\n
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Intrauterine insemination history timeline<\/h2>\n
The history of IUI in animals goes back a very long way, to the 14th<\/sup> century in fact, when it is believed that it was used by breeders of Arab stallions. The technique was then developed during the 18th<\/sup> and 19th<\/sup> centuries and has become widely used in farming and livestock breeding, as well as in rare animal conservation programmes.<\/p>\n
The first recorded instance of the use of artificial insemination in humans was in the late 18th<\/sup> century, when Scottish surgeon John Hunter successfully impregnated a woman with her husband\u2019s semen. Back then, the freezing of sperm in sperm banks, ovarian stimulation and sperm selection were unheard of and the technique remained at its most basic and simple. Since those early days, artificial semination has been steadily refined and has become one of the most straightforward and least invasive of all the assisted reproduction techniques currently available.<\/p>\n
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What is the intrauterine insemination timeline and process?<\/h2>\n
Not only is IUI the least invasive of assisted reproduction techniques, but the intrauterine insemination timeline <\/strong>is also the most straightforward. It mimics the woman\u2019s natural cycle, and if necessary, it should be possible to repeat the full treatment each month until conception occurs. Our IVI video on artificial insemination<\/a> takes you through the steps of the procedure.<\/p>\n