Artificial insemination

Artificial insemination

Reproductive technology

Should sperm donors be restricted to fathering a certain amount of children?

Procedures and procceses

Artificial insemination or intra-uterine insemination involves the process of inserting semen donated by a male through the cervix and into the uterus, when it is close to the time of ovulation for a woman. Artificial insemination is a less intrusive and easier method of fertility treatment.

Ovarian stimulation

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Sperm donors known or unknown have helped multiple women become pregnant with out the procces of sexual intercourse. Whether they know the children or not the number of children they produce should not be restrticted. Sperm can be collected freezed for further use and can be a crucial help in the future. Although certain women prefer to have a certain type of sperm, sperm donors can give a variety of options when it comes to specific types. Sperm donors should not be restricted to fathering a certain amount of children because they are helping many people that could not produce have children.

- Ovaries are stimulated using medication to assist the growth of follicles (sacs), containing the eggs. - Then the response of the stimulated ovaries is monitored using ultrasounds and blood tests, which can be used to control the size and number of follicles. - To aide with the final maturation and loosening of egg from the follicle wall, an injection of Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG)- which acts as a trigger is conducted.

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Insemination

Impacts on the community

An optimal sample of fresh sperm can be collected from your partner which is further examined and processed to concentrate capable (motile) sperm and remove debris and immotile sperm. (donor insemination/ frozen sperm) Sperm samples are either acquired from a well-known donor or an unknown donor. The concentrated and washed sperm then is used for insemination. Finally, the prepared sperm is gently inserted into the uterine, which then bypasses the cervix.

Some secondary effects of artificial insemination include- infection multiple pregnancy (ovulationinducing medication can result into the risk of multiple pregnancy.) - vaginal bleeding (doesnt decrease the chance of pregnancy.) -moodswings from fertility drugs - nausea Artificial insemination is more wellknown with animals but among humans it is still a known technology. Certain groups may be affected by artificial insemination in a negative way but some communities might approve of this process, perceiving it as a way to aid infertile people with the joy of children. Some precautions must be taken in order to increase your chance of pregnancy. Exercise that requires alot of effort is not advised because it can cause uterine contractions. The cost of artifiical insemination can be expensive but some medical assosications can help with that and the government pays it for you if you're are medically infertile.

Impacts on reproduction

Technology, treatments and practices have evolved so that reproduction could occur for people who could not previously conceive or were infertile. Since the technology has improved, reproduction has increased its success rate. The enhanced treatments and practices being a significant impact on evolved artificial insemination. Science has significantly aided in reproduction with the use of their technology e.g the equipment (catheter) and the injection for ovarian stimulation. Science has also aided the insemination proccess e.g washing and proccesing the sperm. Costs of artificial insemination: the costs can vary on each individual but generally the process costs around 300$-1000$ per cycle.

Ethical considerations

Ethically artificial insemination has both aided humans and animals significantly. This process has bought many endangered animals back from extinction and has helped many humans that has infertility be able to produce a baby. For some religions and cultures artificial insemination is the next best choice when it comes to infertility or other reasons