By attending the inseminations, the husband can share in the child's conception. DI is a relatively simple, and usually painless, procedure requiring neither surgery nor a stay in hospital. Public opinion is showing a far greater acceptance of DI as a means of having a family. Many couples find they receive support and reassurance from their family and friends, when they tell them they are receiving the treatment. The treatment is confidential.
Couples decide for themselves who knows that they are being treated.
The use of anonymous donors ensures against any legal, material or emotional claim by him on the couple or child and vice versa. The dilemmas of DI Some religious groups and others are still opposed to donor insemination. The secrecy that sometimes surrounds a DI conception can perpetuate the notion that it is naturally and ethically wrong. This can, in some cases, lead to feelings of guilt and fear in relation to the child's birth and nurture. As with adoption, the husband has no genetic relationship with the child, and his procreative desires cannot be fulfilled.