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Subject: Re: Is home iui possible?

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lcgoins

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Date Posted: 10:00:09 09/15/04 Wed
In reply to: Jenna 's message, "Re: Is home iui possible?" on 04:14:57 05/11/03 Sun

>>It sounds like all of you are doing home insemination
>>inserting donor sperm into the vagina. Do you know
>>anyone who has done intrauterine insemination at home
>>with donor sperm? I mean the sperm comes washed
>>right?....and you can buy sterile IUI cannulas. Has
>>anyone heard of anyone who has done the actually done
>>this??
>
> Hi there,
>
> When buying donor sperm from a bank, it comes in 2
>methods. IUI prepared, and ICI prepared. ICI prepped
>means it is raw ejaculate, with all the salts, sugars,
>and "debris" you would find in natural ejaculate. IUI
>prepped means it has been washed, eliminated the
>debris, salts, sugars, leaving only healthy sperm.
>Home IUI's can be done by a trained Midwife. My
>Midwife actually taught a family member of mine to
>perform the IUI on me, as she has done with well over
>3 dozen others. Since timing has to be near perfect
>(IUI prepared sperm only live 8-12 hours once placed
>in the uterus), I found it near impossible to get a Dr
>or Midwife to be available when needed. I would call
>around to local midwives, and ask them. Their prices
>are better, and the care is better. Supplies can be
>found at Northerwest Andro and Cryo bank out of
>Washington state. Good luck!

Hi guys, we just went through two failed cycles of IVF and I wanted to try the IUI at home. My husband has enough sperm and their are a few problems with morphology and motility but there are some normal in there. Our problem was the eggs wouldn't respond well in teh dish and had slow development. I keep thinking that if we can just get the sperm up into the uterus after it has been prepared we might have a better chance. Has anyone tried it themselves at home or know of anywhere that we can get it done at home?

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