What is Donor insemination?

Donor insemination: A procedure in which a fine catheter (tube) isinsertedthrough the cervix (the natural opening of the uterus) into the uterus (thewomb) to deposit a sperm sample from a man other than the woman's matedirectly into the uterus. The purpose of this procedure is to achieve fertilization and pregnancy. Donor insemination is also called artificialinsemination by donor (AID) or heterologous insemination. It is to bedistinguished from artificial insemination by husband (AIH) which ishomologous insemination.