IUI procedure is a treatment where the sperm either of the partner or donor is washed is replaced inside the uterus. This is done around the time of ovulation. One of the indications of IUI, intrauterine insemination, is that it is a less invasive form of treatment, and often the first line of treatment in a group of patients who are either coming for
donor insemination or
unexplained infertility or
mild male factor,
mild endometriosis or
polycystic ovarian syndrome.
Single women or women in a same-sex relationship also may benefit from this form of treatment