Intrauterine insemination is a fertility treatment in which sperm that has been washed and concentrated in a laboratory is placed directly into a woman's uterus around the time of ovulation, intended to increase the number of sperm reaching the fallopian tubes and improve the chance of fertilization. It is used to treat certain causes of infertility, including mild male-factor infertility, cervical-factor infertility and unexplained infertility, and it is often combined with drugs that stimulate the ovaries to release more than one egg in a treatment cycle. Because it is less invasive and considerably less costly than in vitro fertilization, intrauterine insemination is commonly tried as a first-line fertility treatment before more intensive options are considered.
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Origin YearJohn Hunter's 1793 London case is the earliest reported successful human use; the source itself notes earlier successful attempts likely occurred but were not recorded. Intrauterine Insemination
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Who first achieved a human pregnancy with intrauterine insemination?
John Hunter is the first person reported to have done so, in London in 1793.
The Embryo Project Encyclopedia reports that John Hunter, in London in 1793, was the first person reported to achieve a successful human pregnancy using intrauterine insemination. The same source cautions that although Hunter received the credit, it is likely there were earlier successful attempts, so the credit rests on the earliest report rather than on a proven first.
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Intrauterine insemination is a fertility procedure performed within obstetrics and gynecology.
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Source Artificial insemination (Wikipedia)
Source Artificial insemination (Wikipedia)
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2. Embryo Project Encyclopedia: Intrauterine Insemination
Arizona State University, Embryo Project EncyclopediaEmbryo Project Encyclopedia, Intrauterine Insemination page, history paragraphQuote, Embryo Project Encyclopedia, Intrauterine Insemination page, history paragraph
In London in 1793, John Hunter was the first person reported to achieve a successful human pregnancy using IUI. Although Hunter received credit for the first human pregnancy using the procedure, it is likely there were earlier successful attempts.
Artificial insemination (Wikipedia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_insemination, lead section
Artificial insemination is the deliberate introduction of sperm into the cervix or uterine cavity for the purpose of achieving pregnancy through in vivo fertilization by means other than sexual intercourse.
Treats: Male Infertility, Intrauterine tuboperitoneal
IUTPI can be useful in unexplained infertility, mild or moderate male infertility, and mild or moderate endometriosis.
Treats: Endometriosis, Intrauterine tuboperitoneal
IUTPI can be useful in unexplained infertility, mild or moderate male infertility, and mild or moderate endometriosis.
In Group: Assisted Reproduction and Fertility Treatment, Introduction
Artificial insemination is the deliberate introduction of sperm into the cervix or uterine cavity for the purpose of achieving pregnancy through in vivo fertilization by means other than sexual intercourse.
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