Human Artificial

Insemination
(HAI)
Conalu Liwag
Jacqueline Llamas
Carlos Macadangdang
 Matthew 19:5-6
 (New King James Version)

5 that the man will leave his parents and will

live with his wife and the two will become one
flesh?

6 that is why they are not two, but one flesh

Mohandas Gandhi

Where there is
LOVE
there is
LIFE!
SCIENCE (AI)
Where there is
SPERM and EGG
There is LIFE!
Artificial Insemination

 Method where the sperm is placed into a

female's uterus (intrauterine), or cervix
(intracervical) using artificial means rather
than by natural copulation

 Part of an infertility treatment (therapy)

Types of Artificial Insemination
 Artificial Insemination by Husband (AIH)
 sperm is from the recipient’s partner

 Artificial Insemination by Donor (AID)

 sperm is from a Donor

 Artificial Insemination Combined (AIC)

 specimen is a collection of the Husband and the
Donor’s sperm cells.
Reasons for Artificial Insemination
 Infertility
 Primary Infertility
 Secondary Infertility
 Male Infertility
 Female Infertility
 Combined Infertility
 Unexplained Infertility

 Hereditary Defects/Disease
Reasons for Artificial Insemination

 Allergies and Disabilities

 Preservation of Marriage

 Lifestyle and Health Issues

Methodology
 Preparation for the Female
 Close monitoring of the Menstrual Cycle
 Examination for reproductive disorders
 Induction of Ovulation

 Preparation for the Male

 Examination for reproductive disorders
 Collection of the sperm
 Processing of the specimen
Success Rate of Artificial
Insemination
 Average 40% to 50%

 Frozen spermatozoa more ATP than motility

59% to 70%

 Inducing Ovulation increase to 83%

Advantages of Artificial
Insemination
 Higher chances of Conception

 Less invasive

 Lower cost

 Less manipulative
Disadvantages of Artificial
Insemination
 Correct timing of Ovulation
 Conclusion of Bishops on IVF:
 It involves a severing of procreation from sexual
intercourse. A proper act of sexual intercourse is an act
by which in physical enjoyment of their friendship
husband and wife give expression to their commitment to
each other and to shared life and common concerns.
Even when engaged in, with their specific hope that a
child will result, such sexual intercourse remains
essentially an expressive act of love, not an exercise in
skillful production. If their hope for a child is fulfilled the
child will be gift embodying the parent’s act of personal
(i.e., bodily, emotional, intelligent and responsible)
involvement with each other. Procreation will thus have
been an extension of the parent’s whole common life and
of the fully personal act which most vividly expresses that
common life.
Ethics of Health Care (Ashley & O’Rourke)
Ethical Issues
 AID & AIC
 Adultery
 Child’s Rights
 Donor’s responsibility
 Unrecognized incest
 AIH
 Personalized Sexuality
 Growth through Suffering