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Is At-Home Insemination Safe?

a blog by Kim Griffiths, February 18, 2013

At-home insemination is a method of vaginal insemination used by couples who are having trouble trying to conceive as a result of male factor infertility, or by couples using donor sperm. It is a common practice amongst lesbian couples, but what seems like a practical and low-cost fertility treatment comes with some risks and disadvantages compared to intrauterine insemination (IUI) at a fertility clinic.

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Remembering My First IUI

a blog by Melinda Davis, July 27, 2011

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I think I was more excited than nervous when I ventured into fertility treatments. I finally felt like things were happening, and looked forward to seeing those two pink lines. I had been diagnosed with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), and it had been over six months since my last period so my Ob/Gyn prescribed progesterone to take for 10 days as a way of starting my period, and then Clomid to take on days five through nine once I began my new cycle.

My husband and I thought the fertility drugs would be all we needed, and with it I began charting.

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The Kids Are All Right

a blog by Michelle Ottey, PhD, Director of Operations, Fairfax Cryobank and Cryogenic Laboratories, Inc, July 28, 2010

My partner and I headed out Friday evening to see the new movie: The Kids Are All Right, a movie starring Annette Benning, Julianne Moore and Mark Ruffulo about two teenagers conceived via artificial insemination who seek out their biological father.

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IUI: What to Expect

a blog by Liz

At the moment, I am closer to being pregnant than I have been for years. Maybe forever. I’ve just had Interuterine Insemination (IUI).

I was prescribed clomid to kick start my dormant ovaries into action. I had heard numerous horror stories about its side-effects so I was expecting hot flushes, mood swings and general bitchiness. In a way I was quite looking forward to them, just because then I would know that the drugs were working. But . . . nothing.

I felt normal.