Artificial insemination is the deliberate introduction of sperm into a woman's uterus or cervix for the purpose of achieving pregnancy through in vivo fertilization by means other than sexual intercourse. It is fertility treatment for humans, and is a common practice in animal husbandry, including cattle milk and pigs.
Artificial insemination can employ assisted reproductive techniques, sperm donation, and animal husbandry techniques. Available artificial insemination techniques include intracervical insemination and intrauterine insemination. The beneficiaries of artificial insemination are women who wish to give birth to their own child who may be in a lesbian relationship, single women or women who are in a heterosexual relationship, but with a partner who suffers from male infertility. Intracervical insemination (ICI) is the easiest and most common insemination technique and can be used at home for self-insemination without the help of a physician. Compared to natural insemination (that is, insemination through sexual intercourse), artificial insemination can be more expensive and more invasive and may require professional assistance.
Why is it useful? It makes the shortest trip for sperm and gets around any blockage. Your doctor may suggest this method first as a treatment for infertility.
In the case of heterosexual couples where the woman has difficulty conceiving, before artificial insemination becomes the solution to impregnate a woman, doctors will require an examination of both the man and the woman involved to remove any obstacles that may arise. prevent them from achieving a pregnancy naturally. The couple also receives a fertility test to determine the motility, number and viability of the male's sperm and the success of female ovulation. Based on these tests, the doctor may or may not recommend a form of artificial insemination.
The sperm used in artificial insemination can be provided by the woman's husband or partner, or by a known or anonymous sperm donor. The husband's sperm can be used when his physical limitation prevents his ability to impregnate her through sexual intercourse or the partner's sperm has been frozen in anticipation of a medical procedure if he has died. In other cases, sperm from an anonymous or known donor may be used.
