intrauterine
adjective
in·tra·uter·ine
ˌin-trə-ˈyü-tə-rən 
-ˌrīn
-ˌrīn
-(ˌ)trä-
: situated, used, or occurring within the uterus
intrauterine insemination
also
: involving the part of development that takes place in the uterus
intrauterine mortality
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It was recommended that the couple try intrauterine insemination, or IUI—placing Hamilton’s concentrated sperm directly into her uterus.
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Brande Victorian, Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
Take one 39-year-old single woman, add in eight unsuccessful intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatments, deduct $12,000 in savings, insert two recommendations for in vitro fertilization (IVF), factor in an about 16% chance for success, and where does that land you?
—Angela Hatem, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025
In addition to IUDs, the new device is poised to reduce pain across an array of fertility and gynecological procedures, including hysteroscopies, embryo transfers, intrauterine inseminations (IUI), fallopian tube patency assessments, and endometrial biopsies.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
But the Kruppas opted to use intrauterine insemination, or IUI, a procedure that had been around in some form for centuries but had only recently become common thanks to advances in freezing and banking sperm.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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Brande Victorian, Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
Take one 39-year-old single woman, add in eight unsuccessful intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatments, deduct $12,000 in savings, insert two recommendations for in vitro fertilization (IVF), factor in an about 16% chance for success, and where does that land you?
—Angela Hatem, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025
In addition to IUDs, the new device is poised to reduce pain across an array of fertility and gynecological procedures, including hysteroscopies, embryo transfers, intrauterine inseminations (IUI), fallopian tube patency assessments, and endometrial biopsies.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
But the Kruppas opted to use intrauterine insemination, or IUI, a procedure that had been around in some form for centuries but had only recently become common thanks to advances in freezing and banking sperm.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
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“Intrauterine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intrauterine. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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intrauterine
adjective
in·tra·uter·ine
ˌin-trə-ˈyüt-ə-rən
-ˌrīn
: located, used, or occurring within the uterus
intrauterine growth
Medical Definition
intrauterine
adjective
in·tra·uter·ine
-ˈyüt-ə-rən
-ˌrīn
-ˌrīn
: of, situated in, used in, or occurring within the uterus
the intrauterine environment
intrauterine instillation of saline
also
: involving or occurring during the part of development that takes place in the uterus
intrauterine infection
intrauterine mortality
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