{"id":459,"date":"2008-04-12T01:33:06","date_gmt":"2008-04-12T01:33:06","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2008-04-12T01:33:06","modified_gmt":"2008-04-12T01:33:06","slug":"insemination-may-be-your-best-option-for-starting-a-family-learn-the-basics-first","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2008\/04\/insemination-may-be-your-best-option-for-starting-a-family-learn-the-basics-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Insemination may be your best option for starting a family. Learn the basics first"},"content":{"rendered":"

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.<\/p>\n

Artificial Insemination (AI)<\/strong>
\nArtificial 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.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sperm Bank<\/strong>
\nA sperm bank is an organization that collects and stores sperm for artificial insemination. Gay men can store their own sperm<\/a> for later use with a surrogate, and lesbians can get sperm from donors to be used for artificial insemination. <\/p>\n

Second Parent Adoption<\/strong>
\nThis is common among gay and lesbian parents.<\/a> This may be an option when the biological or legal parent of a child or children is in a relationship with another adult wanting to share parental rights and responsibilities. In contrast to stepparent adoption\/domestic partner adoption second parent adoption is used only when the parents can’t marry or become domestic partners. The biological or legal parent consents to relinquish sole custody of the child so that his\/her partner can become a second, legal parent. The process may take months to complete and an attorney is typically required to work with the court system.<\/p>\n

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