The difference between artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization

Many people like to confuse artificial insemination and IVF, but in fact there are differences between the two. Artificial insemination and IVF also require many conditions. It doesn’t mean that you can do it if you want to. However, these two methods can indeed help many infertile couples solve this problem. Now let’s take a detailed look at the difference between artificial insemination and IVF.

Due to various reasons, more and more couples are now affected by infertility, and this problem will also affect the happiness of a marriage and family. Therefore, the emergence of artificial insemination and test-tube babies has brought hope to many couples who were already desperate.

Artificial insemination: Artificial insemination refers to a method in which male semen is processed and artificially injected into the female reproductive tract to assist conception. 1. Indications for artificial insemination 1. Male infertility due to oligospermia, asthenospermia, abnormal liquefaction, sexual dysfunction, genital malformation, etc. 2. Female infertility due to abnormal cervical mucus secretion, reproductive tract malformations and psychological factors leading to inability to have sexual intercourse. 3. Immune infertility. 4. Unexplained infertility.

Test-tube baby: The full name of test-tube baby is in vitro fertilization with embryo transfer (IVF): it means that the eggs and sperm are taken out separately and placed in test tubes for fertilization. That is, the eggs and sperm are fertilized in vitro by artificial methods and undergo early embryonic development, and then transplanted into the mother's uterus to develop and give birth to a baby.

1. Severe fallopian tube disease, such as pelvic inflammatory disease leading to fallopian tube blockage and hydrops; or fallopian tube tuberculosis with normal endometrium; or fallopian tube blockage after ectopic pregnancy surgery. 2. Endometriosis. 3. Immune infertility, the presence of anti-sperm antibodies in the male's semen or the female's cervical mucus. 4. Male factors, namely oligospermia, asthenospermia and teratospermia. 5. Unexplained infertility. 6. Those whose infertility treatment due to other reasons is ineffective. 7. Patients with genetic diseases who need pre-transplant diagnosis.

The above is an introduction to some of the differences between artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization. With the continuous development of medical technology, the emergence of this technology has brought hope to many families, because we all know that infertility is a very heavy problem for a marriage and family, and many families are separated because of infertility.