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Recent Examples of insemination
The couple did two unsuccessful intrauterine insemination procedures before deciding to try in vitro fertilization.
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
The company provides high-acuity specialty care, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrauterine insemination (IUI), the release states.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
From there, Sesame links you with an IVI RMA clinic in your area—over 85% of them are within 25 miles of a Costco—to coordinate treatments like IVF (in vitro fertilization) or IUI (intrauterine insemination), at reduced pricing, with drugs also discounted via Costco’s specialty pharmacy.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 Mar. 2026
And Brandi Carlile and her wife used in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) to conceive their babies.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
It was recommended that the couple try intrauterine insemination, or IUI—placing Hamilton’s concentrated sperm directly into her uterus.
—Brande Victorian, Essence, 12 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
Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
The company provides high-acuity specialty care, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrauterine insemination (IUI), the release states.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 Mar. 2026
From there, Sesame links you with an IVI RMA clinic in your area—over 85% of them are within 25 miles of a Costco—to coordinate treatments like IVF (in vitro fertilization) or IUI (intrauterine insemination), at reduced pricing, with drugs also discounted via Costco’s specialty pharmacy.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 Mar. 2026
And Brandi Carlile and her wife used in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) to conceive their babies.
—Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
It was recommended that the couple try intrauterine insemination, or IUI—placing Hamilton’s concentrated sperm directly into her uterus.
—Brande Victorian, Essence, 12 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insemination
breeding
Noun
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The New World screwworm had been declared eradicated in the US decades ago, thanks to efforts such as the breeding of sterile flies, awareness campaigns and efforts to control the pest in foreign countries.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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The backstory Cashel Palace’s owners, the Magnier family, built their fortune breeding thoroughbreds, including Epsom Derby-winning Galileo, at the nearby Coolmore Stud.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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“Insemination.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insemination. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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