Survey responses from fertility clinics in the UK
| Question | Total (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) | Don't know (%) | Did not answer (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Is your clinic offering intrauterine insemination? | 46 | 44/46 (96) | 2/46 (4)* | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| 2. If yes, are you offering intrauterine insemination with ovarian stimulation? | 44 | 43/44 (98) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1/44 (2) |
| 3. If yes, which of the following medications are used?† | |||||
| Gonadotropins | 43 | 41/43 | 1/43 | 0 | 1/43 |
| Clomiphene citrate | 43 | 21/43 | 21/43 | 0 | 1/43 |
| Letrozole | 43 | 8/43 | 34/43 | 0 | 1/43 |
| 4. Has the 2013 NICE clinical guideline 156 been discussed at a clinic meeting?‡ | 46 | 36/46 (78) | 6/46 (13) | 2/46 (4) | 2/46 (4) |
| 5. Have any alterations in your clinic practice been made since this recommendation?§ | 46 | 17/46 (37) | 25/46 (54) | 2/46 (4) | 2/46 (4) |
| 6. What were the clinical indications for the intrauterine insemination cycles in 2013?¶ | |||||
| Unexplained infertility | 26/44 | ||||
| Endometriosis | 10/44 | ||||
| Male factor infertility | 13/44 | ||||
| Cervical factor infertility | 6/44 | ||||
| Immunological factor infertility | 1/44 | ||||
| Only for religious, social, cultural reasons | 2/44 | ||||
| Only for donor insemination and cancer patients | 2/44 | ||||
| Question not answered | 10/44 | ||||
| 7. Table 4 | |||||
*Two clinics are licensed to carry out intrauterine insemination and were offering the treatment before and have since stopped.
†More than one option possible. One clinic uses tamoxifen.
‡2/6 clinics that did not discuss the guideline were not offering intrauterine insemination.
§2/25 clinics that had not made alterations were not offering intrauterine insemination.
¶More than one clinical indication for the intrauterine insemination cycles possible.