Can artificial insemination create twins? How many times can artificial insemination be performed?

Artificial insemination is the artificial control of sperm entering the female genitals. So, can you choose to have twins through this method? Can artificial insemination produce twins? How many times can artificial insemination be done? Let's learn about it together~

Infertility experts say that the chances of having twins through IVF are higher, while the chances of having twins through artificial insemination are lower, but the chances of having twins through artificial insemination are higher than through natural conception. So it is not completely guaranteed that you will have twins if you undergo surgery.

The probability of conceiving twins through artificial insemination is relatively low, and the success rate of artificial insemination is generally around 20%, with certain indications. Artificial insemination can only be performed when the vaginal secretions and cervical mucus are normal and the woman has at least one unobstructed fallopian tube. Because artificial insemination involves placing the man's semen into the cervix, whether it is twins is a matter of chance. Women can increase the probability of conceiving twins by taking folic acid, increasing hormones, and other methods.

At the same time, experts remind that the husband should abstain from sex for 3-5 days before artificial insemination to ensure the quality of sperm. During artificial insemination, the selected semen is injected into the female uterine cavity, and the patient must lie flat with legs together for 30-60 minutes. In order to increase the success rate, artificial insemination is usually performed once a day before ovulation and once on the day of ovulation.

Artificial insemination can select gender, that is, XY sperm is separated by sperm selection method, X sperm combines with egg to produce a girl, and Y sperm combines with egg to produce a boy. Artificial insemination is to place an appropriate amount of semen (with many sperm) into the mother's uterus, but these sperm also have to swim through the fallopian tubes and look for eggs near the ovaries. If lucky, the strongest one can combine with the egg to form a fertilized egg, and then swim back to the uterus to implant. This process is the same as natural conception, except that the sperm does not have to swim from the vagina to the uterus.

However, the law in our country prohibits illegal selection of fetal sex, and IVF technology must not be used arbitrarily for sex selection. Therefore, artificial insemination can select sex, but general hospitals will not select the sex of the fetus according to the wishes of the couple.

Institutions that implement artificial insemination technology with donor sperm should establish strict confidentiality measures to ensure the personal privacy of patients; establish a practical follow-up mechanism to ensure timely and accurate feedback of pregnancy and offspring status to the sperm bank; establish a reliable operating mechanism, cooperate with the computer-assisted management system, and strictly control the frozen semen of each sperm donor to only enable a maximum of 5 women to become pregnant.

Artificial insemination requires certain conditions to be met, and its success rate is not high. The pregnancy rate of artificial insemination with fresh semen is generally around 20%, and the pregnancy rate of frozen semen IUI is also higher than that of ICI. Therefore, there is no standard number of times to do it.

Artificial insemination can be performed three times in each menstrual cycle, and antibiotics should be given within 24 to 48 hours after each insemination to prevent infection.

If pregnancy occurs after the first artificial insemination cycle, two more cycles can be performed. If pregnancy still does not occur, three more cycles can be performed. The success or failure of artificial insemination is generally determined at 12 cycles.

If you want to have artificial insemination, it is recommended that you go to the hospital for a check-up and follow the doctor's instructions so that the success rate will be higher.

1. The sperm donor must be fully examined, including hepatitis B surface antigen, blood type, and other infectious diseases. His appearance and intelligence should also be known. The sperm of the same sperm donor cannot be used again after 5 pregnancies to avoid the possibility of intermarriage between their offspring.

2. If the woman has systemic diseases or infectious diseases, severe reproductive organ hypoplasia or deformity, or severe cervical erosion, she cannot undergo artificial insemination.

3. Artificial insemination with sperm from a sperm donor may cause some ethical and legal issues because it is not the combination of sperm and eggs from both husband and wife. On the one hand, artificial insemination with sperm from a sperm donor solves the problem of infertility caused by male factors and can also avoid passing the man's genetic diseases to the offspring, playing a role in eugenics; but on the other hand, because artificial insemination uses sperm from a "third party", it may destroy the unity of the marriage and family or the love between husband and wife and the care of their children. Therefore, please be mentally prepared before accepting it.