| IUI | IVF |
| A treated and concentrated motile sperm is directly inserted into female’s uterus. | IVF is a common fertility treatment that is used to conceive couples. |
| The procedure is scheduled depending on female’s ovulation, and can be conducted 1-2 times after finding the ovulation. | IVF procedure includes simulation of ovaries to develop several eggs, extraction of eggs from ovary, fertilization of eggs in lab, and implanting embryos in female’s uterus |
| Higher concentration of healthy sperms that are placed near eggs for their combination, they are more chances of pregnancy | The pregnancy chance is based on IVF that are primarily depends on female’s age, infertility cause and IVF procedure quality. |
| IUI females should consider intrauterine insemination to conceive. | Females conceive by invitro and doesn’t require other medications to conceive. |
| It is a costly procedure and females may face some side effects caused by medicine. IUI costs $500 per cycle. | Costly and surgical procedure. IVF costs $15000 one cycle. |
| Fast and easy procedure | Complicated procedure |
| Insertion of concentrated sperms is a painfree procedure | Female becomes pregnant is a painful procedure |
| An accurate time to insert sperms in females is quickly before and after her menstruation | IVF is based on age factor and causes of infertility in females |
| Females at their 30s experiencing unknown infertility receive 8% higher chances for about three cycles, 12% higher chances with injectable FSH and insemination for about three cycles, and 55% higher chances after single IVF cycle. | High pregnancy rates |
| The chances to become pregnant are based on meeting high number of sperms with eggs. The success is mainly based on couple’s age and the infertility type. | Pregnancy chances are based on IVF lab standards, age and fertility problems |
| Single injection and few medicines are used to enable a female to get pregnant | Several injections within 8 to 12 days to make a female pregnant |
