Donor Insemination

Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Acronyms, Encyclopedia.

Related to Donor Insemination: artificial insemination, surrogacy, Intrauterine insemination

het·er·ol·o·gous in·sem·i·na·tion

artificial insemination with semen from a donor who is not the woman's husband.

The insertion of sperm into the uterus by means other than intercourse— often with a device that has an appearance fancifully likened to that of a turkey baster—when (1) the male’s sperm is of such poor quality that sperm from a donor is preferable, or (2) a woman wants a baby, but does not have/want a husband

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

7% of respondents reported that they intended to become pregnant in the next 5 years, with almost 70% of them stating that they expected to use donor insemination (DI) to do so.

From here to maternity: a review of the research on lesbian and gay families

Lindblad, "Disclosure of donor insemination to the child: the impact of Swedish legislation on couples' attitudes" (2000) 15 Human Reproduction 2052 at 2054; Soderstrom-Anttila et al.

Mum's the word: donor anonymity in assisted reproduction

14) In Victoria, prior to the McBain case, access to IVF and donor insemination was restricted to married or de facto heterosexual couples.

Redefining family: Should lesbians have access to assisted reproduction? (Critique and Comment)

It is ironic, then, that Nelson found, among the women who used donor insemination, that "the question of whether or not to pursue motherhood was seldom raised.

Lesbian motherhood: an exploration of Canadian lesbian families

HIV Transmission Through Donor Insemination, 273 JAMA 854 (1995).

And baby makes three ... or four ... or five: assisted reproduction

As I surmised earlier, it seems reasonable to assume that any laws enacted for egg donation will be similar to those now in place for donor insemination.

Artificial means of reproduction and our understanding of the family

We have about as many husband inseminations as donor inseminations.

A new twist to the traditional career choice

The couple's options included adoption - in the US it would cost $25,000 (just over pounds 16,000) - or donor insemination.

Two sets of twins born 2,000 miles apart who share an amazing secret SPERM DONOR 1096; EXCLUSIVE Babies have been conceived using sperm banks for years. But what happens when one donor's offspring decide to meet up? By Brad Hunter

When Jeff DeGroot was growing up as one of the thousands of children born into LGBT families that use donor insemination, there weren't many resources for him to turn to.

Mommy, mama, me ... and a donor

However, an example of an "isolated subgroup" might be if the population using the donor insemination was limited to certain individuals because the clinic is the only one in a small town.