Treatment
IUI treatment at Angels
Intrauterine insemination is the second step in how we treat at Angels, and for many couples it comes a long way before IVF is discussed. This page sets out what the treatment involves here, what is inside it, and who carries it out.
Where IUI sits in our treatment
Not everyone needs IVF. At Angels we start with the simplest treatment that can work for you, and we move to the next step only when there is a clinical reason to.
Ovulation stimulation with timed intercourse
The first step for many couples. The ovaries are stimulated, ovulation is monitored, and you are advised on timing.
IUI
Stimulation and monitoring, then prepared sperm placed directly into the uterus. This is the page you are on.
IVF with ICSI
Stimulation, egg retrieval, fertilisation in our own laboratory with ICSI, then embryo transfer.
Which step is right for you is a clinical decision, and it is made after your evaluation, not before it. Evaluation comes first, then the decision.
What the IUI package includes at Angels
This is what your treatment covers here.
Consultation
Your first consultation is with Dr Pranita O Somani, who reviews your full history before recommending anything.
Follicular study and monitoring
Your monitoring scans during treatment are included in your package.
Ovulation induction
Sperm washing and preparation
Sperm washing and preparation is included in the IUI package. It is not charged separately.
The IUI procedure
Performed by Dr Pranita O Somani.
Who carries out your treatment
Your first consultation is with Dr Pranita O Somani, Consultant Fertility Specialist, who reviews your full history before recommending anything.
She personally performs the IUI procedure.
Our embryology work is done in house by our own embryology team. Samples are handled at this centre, by the people who work here.
What your treatment involves
Every case is different. Your doctor goes through what your treatment involves, and the risks that apply to you, during your consultation and again before treatment begins.
Will it work
The chances depend on the clinical scenario. No number can be stated. Only once the evaluation is done, based on the reports, we can give the patient a clearer picture.
Dr Pranita O Somani, Consultant Fertility Specialist
Your own eggs, your husband's own sperm
IUI at Angels uses only the couple's own eggs and the husband's own sperm.
We investigate both partners from the first visit
Fertility is not only a woman's question. At Angels we investigate both partners from the first visit. Semen analysis is the primary investigation and it is performed at the first visit, by our own embryology team.
What your treatment will cost
After you see the doctor, you meet our advisor, who explains the treatment and the full cost before you decide anything. We will tell you what your treatment will cost before you begin it.
Nobody will rush you. You will have the time to ask every question you have.
Your first consultation at Angels is free, and so is your first scan. It applies once, to your first visit to the centre, whatever brings you here, including a second opinion on treatment you have had elsewhere.
If you have had treatment somewhere else
One cycle that did not work does not mean the end of the road. It may mean the plan was not the right one. We read your previous reports before we form a view.
Send your previous reports before your appointment rather than on the day, so the doctor has time to read them properly before you sit down. You can send them on WhatsApp to 80086 48555.
Start with an evaluation
Come in with your husband or partner, and bring any reports you already have. Your first consultation and your first scan are free, once, on your first visit.