insemination
Americannoun
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the introduction of semen into the female reproductive tract.
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the act or process of sowing or implanting seed or something similar to seed.
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In 2020, Michelle had two intrauterine insemination procedures, a less invasive treatment compared with IVF.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025
Two and a half years into our fertility journey, after my second artificial insemination procedure, I got a positive pregnancy test.
From Slate ● Jan. 2, 2025
The couple, who filed the suit anonymously, had struggled to conceive naturally but the wife became pregnant through artificial insemination conducted by Danzer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 19, 2024
The number of single women going through IVF or artificial insemination in the UK has more than tripled in a decade, according to new figures.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2024
Like all beef cattle, 534 is the product of artificial insemination.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
That means livestock breeders will likely be the first to benefit from the findings, since they will help to minimise financial losses from failed artificial inseminations.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 16, 2024
If Reeves’s inseminations this August worked, she should know within the next 50 days—with kittens emerging a week or two later.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 4, 2023
“My dream was always to become a mother, even if I didn’t have a partner,” said Ms. Queller, who, after nine intrauterine inseminations, got her wish.
From New York Times ● Oct. 29, 2021
Throughout my inseminations and the pandemic I continued to date, wavering between whether risking my heart with romance was worth it or not.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2021
As before, the doctors offer consultation, blood work, ultrasound monitoring, and intrauterine inseminations at the Worcester facility.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 10, 2019
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