IUI treatment: what a cycle looks like, step by step
Below is a general walkthrough of how an IUI cycle typically runs, from first consultation to follow-up. It describes a typical, illustrative timeline rather than any specific patient's actual record — your own cycle may be shorter, longer, or run to a different schedule depending on your investigation results.
Step 1: Initial consultation and review of investigations
The first visit looks at what has already been checked — a semen analysis, confirmation that at least one fallopian tube is open, and basic hormone levels — and what still needs testing. If you already have reports from elsewhere, bringing them along means nothing is repeated unnecessarily. This is also when it is confirmed whether IUI is a suitable option at all, since it needs at least one open tube and is generally used for mild male-factor or unexplained infertility.
Step 2: Monitoring scans, roughly the first half of the cycle
Once a cycle is planned, monitoring usually runs over the first ten to fourteen days or so, with a series of scans to track how the ovaries are responding — sometimes alongside medication to support ovulation. This is the stage that needs the most visits, and timing them well is what allows the procedure to be scheduled on the day it is most likely to be effective. A few practical steps during this stage, like keeping every monitoring visit, are covered separately.
Step 3: Procedure day
On the day itself, a semen sample is provided and washed and concentrated in the laboratory shortly beforehand. The procedure — placing the prepared sample directly into the uterus — takes a few minutes, needs no anaesthesia, and feels similar to a routine internal examination for most patients. Most people rest briefly at the hospital afterwards and then go home the same day, with no special restriction on normal activity.
Step 4: Follow-up
Your consultant will let you know when to test and what to watch for in the meantime. If the cycle does not work, the conversation moves to what comes next — that might mean a further IUI cycle, or, depending on your specific results, moving on to IVF. Either way, the decision is based on your own investigation results rather than a fixed rule.
Why this is a general walkthrough, not a real patient's file
Every cycle is different — the number of monitoring visits, the medication used (if any), and the timing of the procedure day all depend on how an individual patient's body responds. This page describes the typical shape of a cycle so you know roughly what to expect; it is not a record of any specific patient, and no outcome is implied or promised by it.
Travelling for treatment
If you are coming from elsewhere in Goa for a monitoring visit or the procedure day, we send a car for you and bring you home again, free of cost. Patients also travel from Karwar, Belgaum, Panaji and further afield for IUI here — call or WhatsApp us to plan visits around the monitoring schedule.
Getting started
Call or WhatsApp us and send any reports or previous test results you already have. A first consultation reviews what has been done so far, so your own cycle can be planned without unnecessary delay.
Is this how every IUI cycle goes?
It describes the general shape of a typical cycle. The exact number of monitoring visits, whether medication is used, and the timing of the procedure day all vary from patient to patient.
How long does the whole process take from first visit to procedure day?
Roughly the length of one menstrual cycle once monitoring begins, though the initial consultation and investigation review may take place earlier.
Is the procedure itself painful?
Most patients describe it as similar to a routine internal examination. It does not need anaesthesia and takes only a few minutes.
What happens after the procedure day?
Most patients rest briefly and go home the same day. Your consultant will tell you when to test and what to do if the cycle does not work.
This page is for general education and is not personal medical advice. Treatment depends on your own examination and reports, so please speak to a doctor about your situation. We do not carry out or offer sex determination of any kind.