In a new study, it was found that when women after artificial insemination within 15 minutes lie, without moving, they are much more likely to successfully become pregnant. Such a simple method allows to increase the effectiveness of infertility treatment by means of artificial insemination (IV) by 50%.

Experts advise all women who have undergone artificial insemination to lie for at least 15 minutes. Lead author of Inge Custers research is not sure why such a simple step leads to such better results, but assumes that in a lying position the semen simply does not flow from the vagina.

The procedure of artificial insemination consists of the introduction of sperm directly into the uterus, after which the doctors wait for natural conception. It differs from fertilization "in vitro", during which the already inserted fertilized egg is inserted into the uterus. The IE has several advantages over IVF, including minimal participation in the procedure of medical preparations and low cost of the procedure. The main disadvantage is a much lower percentage of successful pregnancies. Nevertheless, it is IO is the most common way to treat infertility in the world.

At the moment, scientists have not decided whether the detected pattern is one way to increase the success of the IO. Firstly, it is unclear what is the usual practice in clinics: are the patients lying after the procedure, and, if they lie, how many. In addition, it is known that sperm placed in the vagina, after 5 minutes may be in the fallopian tubes. Thus, perhaps, there will be enough and 5-minute delay before you can get up, noted the researchers.

In turn, a doctor at one of the clinics of the IE explained that he had never seen anyone in his clinic get up right after the procedure. Usually a woman takes another 10 minutes to rest and only then gets up. If you force a woman to get up right away, there will inevitably be a stress reaction. By the way, the chance of getting pregnant is also affected by the volume of injected sperm, the medic remarked..

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