What is the Alternative Insemination (AI) Program?
The AI Program at Fenway Health offers instruction for home-based, non-technical insemination as well as office inseminations performed by medical practitioners. Through thoughtful education, support from our staff, and optional support groups, women develop fertility awareness and learn about the various AI options. Our staff is available to help you work through the challenging yet rewarding issues and stresses involved in the AI experience. Why was the Alternative Insemination Program created? Fenway Health’s AI Program was founded in 1983 to support lesbians and single women in consciously creating and redefining families through alternative insemination. Before Fenway’s program, lesbians and single women who wanted to have children through AI were denied medical help and access to sperm banks. Services were only available to married heterosexual couples. Although this is no longer true today, it continues to be our goal to provide high quality AI services in a most supportive and
