What Are the Causes of Artificial Insemination Failure?
Couples that continually fail to get pregnant often turn to fertility medicine and/or processes. The current society also allows single mothers and lesbian couples to conceive babies, increasing the demand for fertility alternatives. Unfortunately, this is not a guarantee that anyone will be able to conceive a baby, as there are many reasons why fertility methods such as artificial insemination, or AI, could fail.
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Risks of Artificial Insemination
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Artificial insemination, similar to any other medical procedure, has several risks. The risks usually vary from one procedure to another, as there are different ways to apply the insemination. The biggest risk throughout all the procedures is most probably conceiving multiples such as twins or triplets because of simultaneous use of fertility medicine and artificial sperm insemination. Multiple births usually have a higher rate of miscarriage. The next real threat is gestational diabetes, which could be contracted due to the multiple births as well. Ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome, better known as OHSS, is a lesser risk of artificial insemination and can cause bloating, nausea or even abdominal pain.
The Role of the Male Partner
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If the male that produces the sperm has a low sperm count, it could lead to AI failure. Male sperm reduce as the man ages. This is not only the case with humans but has been found in livestock and various mammals. If the sperm count is the reason for not conceiving, one could always consider donor sperm.
What Roles Do Health and Lifestyle Play in Artificial Insemination Failure?
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Artificial insemination can be fruitless if the female does not live a healthy lifestyle. Lifestyle problems, such as obesity, blood pressure and even diabetes can affect a woman's potential to conceive, even in the perfect setting. Acidity in the uterus or vaginal area could be caused by an unhealthy lifestyle and this acidity can prevent optimum conception. Regular exercise and a good-quality diet thus increase the recipient's chances to become pregnant once she received AI.
Methods of Artificial Insemination and Individual Problems
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Cup insemination, also know as homologous insemination in medical terminology, is when the washed sperm is placed in the female's cervix during ovulation. The biggest problem in this procedure is that the semen might not be "strong" enough to withstand the washing process. Intracervical insemination, where the semen is checked and the best semen is placed into the cervical canal by using a catheter, needs the lady to be infection-free. The intrauterine insemination, which is considered as one of the better methods for conceiving a baby, requires the timing of ovulation to be perfect, which means that this could fail if the conditions are not optimal or ovulation periods are miscalculated.
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