At-Home Insemination
If you would like to try an at-home insemination, Dr. Bastuba recommends the following method.
Needleless Syringe Method
The insemination should take place the day before LH surge, the day of LH surge or the following 2-3 days, ideally the day of LH surge or the day after. You may detect the surge with an ovulation predictor kit available in drugstores.Supplies:
- Needleless syringe or oral medicine syringe (4" long)
- Collection cup, baggy or condom
- Optional: Saline without preservatives, catheter/tube fitting the syringe as attachment & mild germicidal soap to clean your tools
Have the male ejaculate into the collection cup/baggy or condom. If you are using frozen sperm from a cryobank, please follow their instructions to thaw the sperm.
Collect the fresh semen into the syringe: First, push all air out of the syringe. With the tip in the semen, pull back the stopper on the syringe to suck in the specimen. Then, with the tip of the syringe up, tap out any air bubbles and push the air bubbles out by pushing the plunger in until semen drops are visible at the tip of the syringe.
The female should be in a comfortable position, preferable laying down on the side or with the hips raised. Slowly and gently glide the syringe or catheter into the vagina until it is close to the cervix. Very slowly inject the sperm to coat the outside of the cervix.
The woman should try to have an orgasm with clitoral stimulation, but without penetration. A climax makes the cervix more receptive for the sperm and may increase the chances. Then try to avoid moving for about 30 minutes.
Clean your supplies with warm water, the soap or the saline for reuse.
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