IUI is also available from some private fertility clinics. Check with your GP or local CCG to find out what the rules are where you live. The criteria you must meet to be eligible for IUI can also vary. you're in a same-sex relationship and have not become pregnant after up to 6 cycles of IUI using donor sperm from a licensed fertility unit (the Stonewall website has more information about IUI for same-sex couples)īear in mind that the waiting list for IUI treatment on the NHS can be very long in some areas.For example, if 1 of you has HIV and it's not safe to have unprotected sex you have a condition that means you need specific help to conceive.you're unable to have vaginal sex – for example, because of a physical disability or psychosexual problem.See your GP if you are considering having IUI on the NHS. Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a fertility treatment that involves directly inserting sperm into a woman's womb.
