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My fiancee doesn't do the posting--only me. She thinks "blog" is some kind of disease associated with exhaustion. She's a bit inert when it comes to the Internet. So now we are trying to start a family and I thought about blogging about it because our methods are different and I haven't found much material on the Internet showcasing and detailing the whole big kalapalooza of Artifical Inseminations, particularly for lesbians. We are lesbians and we are going to be mommies. We live in Ontario (Canada) and have been together for 3 years and plan to get married June 2011. Yay!

So for your unsavvy TTC readers out there (TTC= Trying To Conceive) I'll post some descriptions so you're not scratching your heads.

IUI- Intra uterine insemination (where pre-washed sperm is injected into your uterus by a doc)

ICSI -
ICSI is an acronym for intracytoplasmic sperm injection - which is a fancy way of saying "inject sperm in the middle of the egg". ICSI is a very effective method to fertilize eggs in the IVF lab after they have been retrieved from the female.

IVF - In vitro fertilisation (IVF) is a process by which egg cells are fertilised by sperm outside the womb, in vitro. IVF is a major treatment in infertility when other methods of assisted reproductive technology have failed. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IVF

 Sperm Donor - Sperm donation is the provision (or 'donation') by a man, known as a sperm donor, of his sperm, known as donor sperm, with the intention that it be used to impregnate a woman who is not usually the man's sexual partner in order to produce a child. (Wikipedia)

Fertility Clinic - Fertility clinics are staffed medical clinics that assist couples, and sometimes individuals, who want to become parents but for medical reasons have been unable to achieve this goal via the natural course. Clinics apply a number of diagnosis tests and sometimes very advanced medical treatments to obtain the desired conceptions and pregnancies. (Wikipedia)

Fertility Drugs - Fertility medication is a drug that enhances fertility. For women, fertility medication is used to stimulate follicle development of the ovary.

Turkey Baster Method - The Turkey Baster Method is the most common way to get pregnant and have an insemination at home. More often than not you do NOT actually use a turkey baster but a disposable syringe.