Artificial insemination at home has gained a lot of popularity in recent times.
This is due to the benefits that it comes with.
One advantage is that the practice is cheaper compared to going to a clinic.
Home insemination using a known donor is more rewarding.
This is because you can agree with the donor on how you will take care of the baby.
You are also at ease as you know whose sperms that you will be using.
Research studies have shown that home insemination tends to have a high success rate.
The success rate is attributed to the relaxed home environment and freshness of the sperm.
Although, the practice has the above benefits, it poses a number of health risks to your health and legal rights.
Due to this, it's important that you consult a lawyer who will advise you on how to safely go about the process.
The process is also not ideal for all occasions.
The practice can only be considered when:

• You are planning to co-parent with a person that you know very well.
  To be on the safe side, you should ensure that the co-parenting agreement is in place.
  
• You are in a civil partnership and you are planning of using a known donor.
  Here you should ensure that you have the sperm donor agreement in place.
  
• The donor is healthy and has practiced safe sex for the last six months.
  

Although, artificial insemination at home is great, you should avoid it in the following situations:

• You are a single woman and you are not planning of co-parenting.
  This is because the donor will be the legal father of the baby in the eyes of the law.
  
• You are a lesbian couple, but not in a civil partnership and you are not planning of co-parenting.
  
• You don't know the donor well enough.
  

If you have a donor in mind, you should not start trying for a baby right away; the donor should first visit a clinic where he will be screened for a number of diseases such as: HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Syphilis, CMV, Genital herpes, and Gonorrhea.
As a woman you should also consider getting tested.
One of the main diseases that you should be diagnosed for is bacterial vaginosis.
Once you and the donor have been tested and found to be healthy, you should now visit a legal officer who will help you draft a donor or co-parenting agreement.
Although, this means an extra expense, it will help you prevent future problems.