AI - Artificial Insemination Spain

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Artificial insemination (AI) simply consists of placing the spermatozoa, previously washed and selected in the laboratory, inside the uterus. The insemination procedure is a simple routine of gynaecological examination and the results vary depending on the recipient’s age, the number of attempts carried out and the quality of the sperm. Artificial insemination can be by husband (AIH)if the spermatozoa come from your partner, or by the donor (AID), in case you don’t have a male partner or you do, but the characteristics of his semen are not suitable for some reason and can’t be used. In the event of needing semen from a donor, bear in mind that all the donors are of legal age, they are chosen according to their blood type and the physiological characteristics of the recipient. They are anonymous and have been fully examined to make sure that they have no congenital, genetic or sexually transmitted diseases. Once the ovulation date has been programmed, an appointment is set in our HLA Vistahermosa clinic Reproduction Unit to proceed with the insemination by using a thin catheter as a system to place the semen inside the uterus and that the sperm cells approach the egg to fertilise it. The procedure does not require hospitalisation, it is completely outpatient, painless and needs no rest or to suspend daily activities. It is rather advisable to have sexual relations between 12-14 hours post-insemination. Our cumulative pregnancy success rate after 4 cycles can be as much as 60% in AIH and 80% in AID (in 6 cycles). These percentages can vary depending on the age of the patient and the specific conditions of every woman. All the cases are personally analysed by the Unit, looking for the highest percentage of success rate for your pregnancy.

Changes experienced in our society have made women delay maternity. When they are ready, due to their advanced age, they find themselves with serious infertility problems as they have lost the quality of their eggs. Today, it is frequent to find women over 40 who want to be mothers and choose the ovodonation treatment to become mothers. Our egg donation program is aimed at women who, due to their age, genetic background, surgeries or because of illness; can’t get pregnant. The reasons can be several, but basically, it’s a lack of proper ovarian functioning to produce eggs or produce them of poor quality. Medical and biological advances, together with the solidarity of many women who are of fertile age, allow the donation of a cell as the oocyte, letting millions of couples around the world achieve something so natural, but in occasions complex, like having children. In the HLA Vistahermosa Reproduction Unit, egg donation is one of the most effective treatments in assisted reproduction and is done strictly following the legal requirements. This means not only the donor age limit, between 18 and 35, and the gynaecological, hormonal and genetic studies but the anonymity of the donor and the recipient. Egg donation + Fenomatch The Fenomatch Platform is an innovative tool used by our team of doctors and embryologists to objectively and scientifically select ideal donors for patients.

At Institut Marquès, patients who have to undergo an egg or sperm donation are offered the possibility of choosing whether they want to do it with an anonymous donor or not. In Spain, egg and semen donation is anonymous by law and, therefore, the identity of the donor can never be revealed. However, at Institut Marquès Clane (Ireland) we do also offer the possibility of undergoing a donation treatment with a known donor, both for a sperm or an egg donation.