Assertion: direct intraperitoneal insemination | /r/ObjectUse | used in 1980
Facets:
value: occasionally
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In the 1980s, direct intraperitoneal insemination (DIPI) was occasionally used, where doctors injected sperm into the lower abdomen through a surgical hole or incision, with the intention of letting them find the oocyte at the ovary or after entering the genital tract through the ostium of the fallopian tube.