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INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION (ICSI) -- OVARIAN STIMULATION AND IUI One of the initial treatments for unexplained infertility, mild to moderate male factor, and age-related infertility is ovarian stimulation and intrauterine insemination (IUI). The ovaries are stimulated with clomiphene citrate or human menopausal gonadotropins to produce several eggs during the treatment cycle. after laboratory preparation, sperm are placed into the upper uterine cavity at the time of ovulation. This type of treatment increases the chance for pregnancy by increasing the number of eggs released, the number of sperm that reach the uterus and fallopian tubes, and perhaps by correcting occult ovulatory defects. If pregnancy ensues, it usually occurs within the first three treatment cycles.
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