Artificial Insemination

Sometimes people like to use the term artificial insemination interchangeably with intrauterine insemination. I find this term to be completely insensitive. The word artificial literally translates to fake or not real. I am sorry, but the insemination process is real. It's done by a real person, received by a real person, in real time, by real sperm. NOTHING about it is fake. If it wants to allude to the idea that the process by which the insemination happens is not real, then they should really rename it artificial intercourse. That translated would make more sense because I am not having sex, or reaping the benefits that sex gives, I am merely receiving sperm via a catheter. The insemination is real, not artificial. The makings behind this method versus sex is an artificial or alternate version, guy masturbates, sperm is collected, sperm is then inserted. I would love to reinvent the word to make the letter "A" stand for "assistive" insemination. Now that I can live with. This process is not fake and should not be regarded as so. Real people and real feelings are involved. You might be reading this thinking words are just words and that may be true. But, these words are my everyday. These words define my life. So to me, they are more than "just a word". Stay strong warriors!

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