Gregoriou O, Pyrgiotis E, Konidaris S, Papadias C, Zourlas P A
Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Athens, Areteion Hospital, Greece.
Gynecol Obstet Invest. 1995;39(4):226-8. doi: 10.1159/000292415.
In this prospective randomized study we treated 60 couples with unexplained infertility with a combination of ovarian stimulation and either intrauterine insemination (IUI) or fallopian sperm perfusion (FSP). In the IUI we used a volume of 0.5 ml of inseminate and in the FSP a volume of 4 ml. The demographic characteristics of the patients, the stimulation parameters and the sperm data were not statistically different between the two groups. The pregnancy rate per cycle was 16.2% in the IUI group and 14.5% in the FSP group and the pregnancy rate per woman was 40 and 36.7%, respectively (not statistically different). We conclude that IUI and FSP are equally effective in the treatment of couples with unexplained infertility.
