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When both partners are presumed to be fertile, artificial insemination
(AI) can be attempted with sperm from the male partner (AIH - husband)
if there is an anatomic defect in either partner that prevents the
sperm from being deposited near the cervix. These defects include
hyposadias (abnormal position of the urethral opening) in the man
and an abnormal position of the cervix in the woman.
Artificial insemination
also may be necessary in certain types of sexual dysfunction. If
the male partner is not fertile but the woman is presumed to be,
artificial insemination is attempted using sperm from a donor (AID),
usually anonymous. The donor, generally matched to the partner in
coloring and body build, is found by the woman's physician, either
personally or through a sperm bank. The semen from a nonpartner
must be screened for a variety of sexually transmissible diseases,
including HIV infection, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis
B and chlamydia.
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