Articles - Insemination

The American Fertility Association’s New York Family Matters Conference is an all day educational event for anyone who wants to create a family.

The AFA says the event is egalitarian in nature, with three concurrent educational tracks to focus on the needs of couples, singles and the GLBT community. Panels, lectures and small round table discussion topics include vitro fertilization, egg freezing, adoption, ovum and sperm donation, and surrogacy.

Telegraph.uk.co reports on a new study which shows that frozen embryos produce healthier babies than "fresh" embryos.

Also among the findings - fewer of the children born from frozen embryos were twins or triplets. And - infants born from embryos which were frozen and then thawed before being implanted into a woman had a higher birth weight and were less likely to suffer abnormalities.

This is a good place to start your journey towards successful insemination. There are a few choices you can make after first learning your options - so basic definitions are required.

Artificial Insemination (AI)
Artificial insemination (AI) is a common procedure lesbians use to become pregnant. In AI, sperm is injected into a woman's cervix, uterus, fallopian tube, or ovarian follicle. Sperm is typically selected from a sperm bank or from a known donor. This may be done at home.

Sperm Bank

The Sydney Morning Herald recently informed its readers about the evolution of gay families in Australia. The number of lesbian and gay parents is increasing there and elsewhere - and the families are showing the world we can be outstanding guides and role models for our children.

Herald writer, Louise Hall, tells the story of nine-year-old Qona, a little girl born via artificial insemination. She has two lesbian moms and one gay dad.

"We call ourselves a family," said Qona's dad, Mark Harrigan (pictured with Qona).