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Recent Examples of insemination
It was recommended that the couple try intrauterine insemination, or IUI—placing Hamilton’s concentrated sperm directly into her uterus.
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Brande Victorian, Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
Take one 39-year-old single woman, add in eight unsuccessful intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatments, deduct $12,000 in savings, insert two recommendations for in vitro fertilization (IVF), factor in an about 16% chance for success, and where does that land you?
—Angela Hatem, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025
But the Kruppas opted to use intrauterine insemination, or IUI, a procedure that had been around in some form for centuries but had only recently become common thanks to advances in freezing and banking sperm.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
For the study, researchers examined semen samples from 84 men in the Seattle area who provided sperm for intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedures between 2018 and 2022.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The couple started trying for a baby naturally in 2017 but ended up consulting with Nashville Fertility in 2018 and undergoing several rounds of intrauterine insemination (IUI), according to People.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Jon and his wife Kate Gosselin shot to fame after giving birth to sextuplets after having twins using intrauterine insemination.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Brande Victorian, Essence, 12 Dec. 2025
Take one 39-year-old single woman, add in eight unsuccessful intrauterine insemination (IUI) treatments, deduct $12,000 in savings, insert two recommendations for in vitro fertilization (IVF), factor in an about 16% chance for success, and where does that land you?
—Angela Hatem, Parents, 9 Dec. 2025
But the Kruppas opted to use intrauterine insemination, or IUI, a procedure that had been around in some form for centuries but had only recently become common thanks to advances in freezing and banking sperm.
—Chelsea Bailey, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025
For the study, researchers examined semen samples from 84 men in the Seattle area who provided sperm for intrauterine insemination (IUI) procedures between 2018 and 2022.
—Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 10 Oct. 2025
The couple started trying for a baby naturally in 2017 but ended up consulting with Nashville Fertility in 2018 and undergoing several rounds of intrauterine insemination (IUI), according to People.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Jon and his wife Kate Gosselin shot to fame after giving birth to sextuplets after having twins using intrauterine insemination.
—Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insemination
breeding
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In the western Sierra Madres of Mexico, a big cat named Libélula is the matriarch of the largest breeding jaguar population in North America.—
Sarah Henry,
AZCentral.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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The bucolic lands, home to cutting, reining and full-care breeding and foaling among many operations, sit 18 miles northwest of Weatherford.—
Nick Wooten,
Dallas Morning News,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Insemination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insemination. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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