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Is intrauterine insemination(IUI) an alternative to IVF?

Is intrauterine insemination(IUI) an alternative to IVF?

20:55 9th February 2016 | Insemination

Cervix Sperm IUI Intrauterine Insemination Fertilisation IVF

For a woman to get pregnant, a man’s sperm must travel from the vagina through the cervix into the womb and up into one of the fallopian tubes. If the sperm arrives in the tubes soon after the release of the egg from the ovary(ovulation), the sperm and egg can meet in the tube and fertilisation may occur.

The cervix limits the number of sperms that enter the uterus, so only a few sperm make their way to the fallopian tubes. Intrauteri...

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