Insert sperm into the vagina through a syringe: What about the tracks? And know the donor? The infections and quality of the semen worry.
A insemination artificial, made in casa, It is being in private groups on Facebook, in Portugal.
He advanced him with this information last week: on the social network, men say they are ready to donate semen to women who want to get pregnant.
Homemade insemination consists of insert sperm into the vagina through a syringe; There is no sexual intercourse, there are no doctors involved in the process.
So (and not only), it is dangerous, warns gynecologist Catarina Godinho: “This is an informal practice, where the semen is provided directly by a unknown donor, without screenings, selection or laboratory control criteria“.
“It is a substantially different situation from the self -interaction made with semen purchased in certified banks, where the material is subject to strict tests,” says the specialist in reproduction medicine.
In a statement sent to ZAP, the deputy director of IVI Lisboa warns that the risk of transmission of sexually transmitted infections“Since the serological state of the donor is totally unknown.”
And there is no guarantee about the SEMEN QUALITY Used, even if the donor ensures that he is already a father. Seminal quality is crucial, not only for the success of conception, but also for the health of the embryo.
It is also necessary to remember the moment of menstrual cycle where insemination occurs: “Without medical follow -up, it is very likely that the procedure will not be performed in the most fertile phase, compromising the hypotheses of pregnancy.”
Even legal level, Practice is not recommended: Only a single woman or same -sex couple can register a child as a medically assisted procreation treatment, if the process takes place in an authorized center with informed consent. In these cases, the “donor” is legally considered the child’s father – which may have serious legal implications for both sides.
More than that: the president of the National Council for Medically Assisted Procreation, Carlos Calhaz Jorge, had warned at Lusa that artificial insemination at home is a crime.
“It is a practice that must be strongly advised against summarizes the gynecologist Catarina Godinho.
