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The article was professionally consulted by Specialist Doctor I Nguyen Thi Man - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Danang International General Hospital. The doctor has more than 10 years of experience in diagnosing, consulting and treating in the field of Obstetrics and Gynecology.IUI is the most commonly used assisted reproductive technique for infertile couples today. Beta hCG after 14 days of IUI plays an important role in determining whether a woman is pregnant or not.
1. What is Artificial Insemination (IUI)?
Artificial insemination (IUI) is a method of insemination by selecting the best sperm of the husband to pump directly into the uterus of the wife at the time of ovulation. This is a popular infertility treatment today, helping to increase the chances of conceiving infertile couples due to low sperm count, women with mild endometriosis, women with muscle abnormalities. genitalia, or other unexplained infertility.The process of artificial insemination IUI usually goes through the following steps:
On the 2-3 day of the menstrual cycle, the wife has an ultrasound to check the uterus and ovaries. If normal, will be given medication to stimulate the ovaries. On 6-7 days of the menstrual cycle, the wife comes for an ultrasound to assess the status of her ovaries, the doctor will adjust the medication accordingly and schedule the next ultrasound. Ultrasound every day or every 2-3 days. If the follicles develop to a suitable level, the wife will be injected with ovulation drugs and scheduled 36-40 hours to return to the hospital for sperm injection. On the day of insemination, the husband is assigned to collect semen, the semen is filtered, selected healthy sperm, move well to pump into the wife's uterus. After pumping sperm, the wife rests for about 15 minutes, then goes home and resumes normal activities, limiting heavy work, and taking medication as prescribed. After 2 weeks, the wife returned to the hospital for an hCG test after IUI to determine whether she was pregnant or not.
2. Beta hCG after 14 days of IUI
2.1 What is hCG hormone? hCG is a hormone of glycoprotein nature, secreted from the trophoblastic cells of the placenta, plays an important role in the nourishment and protection of the fetus. hCG is secreted in the very early stages of pregnancy, as soon as the fertilized egg moves into the uterus, so the hCG test helps detect pregnancy early. If the hCG level is > 25mUI/mL, the woman is pregnant, if the hCG level is <5mUI/mL, the woman is not pregnant, if the hCG level is between 6-24mUI/mL, it is necessary to monitor and do more tests. test to determine whether you are pregnant or not.
Trắc nghiệm: Sự thay đổi nồng độ beta HCG thay đổi theo tuổi thai
hCG là một hormon quan trọng được tiết ra khi phụ nữ mang thai. Nồng độ beta hCG được tính theo đơn vị mUI/ml. Hãy cùng theo dõi bài trắc nghiệm sau đây để biết được Nồng độ beta HCG thay đổi theo tuổi thai như thế nào?2.2 What does hCG reading after IUI mean? After two weeks of insemination, the wife will go to the hospital to check the hCG level after IUI. If the beta hCG index after 14 days of IUI is higher than 25mUI/ml, the woman is pregnant. In the early stages of pregnancy, hCG levels increase very quickly, normally hCG levels will double after 48-72 days. So if after 2-3 days of re-testing, the hCG level increases by 1.5 times or more compared to the first time, the fetus is developing well, but in some cases, the hCG level increases lower but the fetus still develops normally. often. Pregnant women will be prescribed prenatal medications, prenatal care instructions and regular prenatal check-ups.
If the hCG level is very high compared to normal, there is a possibility of multiple pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy,... If there are abnormal symptoms such as abdominal pain, abdominal distention, vaginal bleeding, ... need to visit the hospital for timely treatment. If the hCG index after IUI is lower than 5 mUI/ml, the woman is not pregnant. The couple will be instructed to have natural intercourse, after about 2-3 months, if unsuccessful, they can return to the hospital to repeat the sperm injection. For accurate examination and advice on intrauterine insemination (IUI) technique, customers can go to the Reproductive Support Center - Vinmec International General Hospital. This is the leading center in Vietnam, which has developed and applied a comprehensive medical examination and treatment process, combining both gynecology and obstetrics and gynecology to provide the optimal method for each patient's case.
Advantages when customers choose Vinmec fertility center:
Equipped with modern equipment, clean air system according to international standards to ensure lab quality, single cabinet system to optimize quality embryo, improving the success rate for each cycle of artificial insemination. Implement most advanced assisted reproductive techniques in the world: ICSI (injection of sperm into the oocyte cytoplasm); support embryo escape membrane; Reproductive reserve: embryo freezing, sperm freezing, oocyte freezing to help customers take the initiative in giving birth at will, transferring embryos on day 5, minimizing pregnancy; male infertility techniques (PESA, MESA, TEFNA, TESE) Besides advanced reproductive support methods, a team of excellent doctors in the country and the world, with prestige and long-term experience in the field of infertility .
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