What are the most common procedures covered by the AHR Act?
Procedures – referred to in the AHR Act as controlled activities – are activities that address a person’s or couple’s inability to conceive a child naturally. This inability can be caused by various factors such as low sperm count, the postponement of childbearing to later in life, or sexually transmitted infections (e.g., chlamydia). Two common procedures are: • Assisted insemination (AI): In this procedure, sperm is inserted directly into the cervix via the vagina. Types of artificial insemination include intrauterine insemination (IUI), in which a woman is inseminated with sperm from her partner, usually in combination with the use of drugs to stimulate the ovaries; and donor insemination (DI), in which the sperm of a person other than the woman’s partner is used to attempt to achieve pregnancy. • In vitro fertilization (IVF): In this procedure, fertilization is accomplished outside the body of a woman. IVF has been used since 1978 to help achieve pregnancy where other methods are n
