IUI (Intrauterine Insemination) in Delhi
Washed, concentrated sperm is placed directly into the uterus at the moment of ovulation.
What IUI involves
IUI shortens the distance sperm have to travel and times the attempt precisely. The semen sample is washed in the laboratory to concentrate the most motile sperm, then placed into the uterine cavity through a fine catheter at the point of ovulation. It takes a few minutes and needs no anaesthesia.
It only works when at least one fallopian tube is open and the sperm count is reasonable, which is why we confirm both before recommending it. Done properly it is a genuine option that costs a fraction of IVF, and we would rather you try it first when your reports support it.
Who this is for
- Mild male factor with adequate total motile count
- Unexplained infertility of less than two years in women under 35
- Cervical factor, or difficulty with intercourse timing
- Donor sperm treatment, and mild ovulatory disorders
Not everything on this list means you need this treatment. The workup comes first, and the recommendation follows from what it shows — not from what was booked before you arrived.
Step by step
Tube and sperm assessment
An HSG or laparoscopy confirms at least one open tube, and a semen analysis confirms the count is workable.
Ovulation induction
Tablets or low-dose injections to grow one or two follicles, monitored by scan.
Trigger injection
Given when the lead follicle reaches maturity, timing ovulation to within a few hours.
Insemination
The washed sample is placed in the uterus 36 hours later. You rest for fifteen minutes and go home.
Your results, in writing
Whatever the outcome of IUI, you leave each stage with the findings written down — what was done, what was found, what it means, and what the options are from here. Reports are issued the same day wherever the laboratory allows it.
Case study: Three years of trying, and nobody had checked the tubes
29, Hauz Khas · unexplained infertility · no prior workup
What she came in with
Three years of trying, several courses of ovulation-inducing tablets prescribed by a local practitioner, and no scan monitoring at any point. She had never had a tubal assessment, and her husband had never had a semen analysis.
What the workup showed
Regular ovulatory cycles on tracking. HSG showed both tubes patent. Semen analysis showed a total motile count at the lower end of normal. Nothing was badly wrong with either of them — which is a diagnosis, not the absence of one.
What we did
Rather than escalating to IVF, three cycles of letrozole with scan-monitored follicular tracking and timed IUI with a washed, concentrated sample. Endometrial thickness was checked at each cycle.
Outcome
Conception in the second IUI cycle. Total cost was a small fraction of a single IVF attempt.
The point of this case
Tablets prescribed without scan monitoring are guesswork. Once we could see a follicle growing and time the insemination to within a few hours, the odds changed completely.
Illustrative case. This is a composite of presentations commonly seen in this practice, written for explanation — it is not the record of an identifiable patient, and no individual's details are used. Outcomes vary, and nothing here is a prediction of what will happen in your case.
What is different about having this done here
Cycle monitoring by scan, not by calendar guesswork
Same-day sperm preparation in our own andrology lab
Clear stopping rule — we move on after three or four properly timed cycles
Cost per cycle is a small fraction of IVF
Treated by the consultant, not by a rotating team
Dr. Tiwari performs the scans, the procedure and the follow-up herself, and looks after any pregnancy that results. Over a long treatment course that continuity is the difference between being known and being processed.
- MBBS, MS (Obstetrics & Gynaecology), FNB (Reproductive Medicine)
- Over ten years in reproductive medicine and gynaecological surgery
- Consultations and scans at Mother's Hope, Katwaria Sarai; theatre work at SHE Delhi Hospital, Greater Kailash II
- Itemised costs given in writing before anything begins
Areas we see patients from
Both locations are in South Delhi. Patients travelling from further out have appointments grouped to cut down the number of trips.
- IUI in Katwaria Sarai
- IUI in Greater Kailash
- IUI in Hauz Khas
- IUI in Munirka
- IUI in Ber Sarai
- IUI in Safdarjung Enclave
- IUI in Vasant Kunj
- IUI in Vasant Vihar
- IUI in R.K. Puram
- IUI in Green Park
- IUI in Malviya Nagar
- IUI in Saket
- IUI in Chittaranjan Park
- IUI in Kalkaji
- IUI in East of Kailash
- IUI in Nehru Place
- IUI in Lajpat Nagar
- IUI in Kailash Colony
- IUI in Defence Colony
- IUI in Alaknanda
Questions about IUI
What is the success rate per IUI cycle?
Around 10–15% per cycle in women under 35 with good sperm parameters. Most pregnancies that happen with IUI happen within the first three or four cycles, which is why we do not continue indefinitely.
How many cycles should I try?
Three, sometimes four. If those fail, the probability per cycle does not improve and the money is better spent on IVF.
Does IUI hurt?
Most women describe it as similar to a smear test — a few seconds of cramping at most.
Talk it through before you commit
Consultations run for a full hour. Bring any previous reports — they are reviewed properly, not repeated.