It can be used if the male partner has no sperm or very poor sperm or risks passing on an inherited disease. DI may also be used to treat single women or lesbian couples. NOTE W e are writing this booklet as if for a couple. We appreciate that not all patients are in a relationship. The information contained in this booklet is relevant to all those seeking treatment.
Donor insemination involves the use of sperm from a donor.
It is straightforward and usually painless. Using a fine tube, the doctor or nurse places the semen into the neck of the womb or the uterus. The patient will be asked to rest for a short time after this treatment. Sexual intercourse can usually continue as normal during a treatment cycle. Donor insemination is performed during the fertile period each month.