Artificial Insemination

Sexual disorders and infertility

“…there can be few subjects which call forth more emotional (as opposed to intellectual) [response] than AID […] It is of prime importance that doctors should think about and weigh these things in the light of their special knowledge and experience, setting aside in so far as they can, or at any rate recognising, their own emotional particular bias in the matter. 144 Nevertheless, the debates eased public concern about the subject and gave rise to numerous letters to the FPA from childless individuals who wanted to try this method. These letters revealed the agency of patients, who were proactive in searching for advice and treatment on the issue of sub-fertility; patient agency was an important element in the development of sub-fertility services.…”