Insemination

"In the state hospital, we often had to wait half a day for exams; in winter, we were queuing up outside, in the freezing cold," she shudders. "I had to face doctors who went through the same routine over and over again, without taking the time to find out why I can't conceive.

When you're an endangered species and your partner just isn't in the mood, drastic measures are called for, as Ginni, one of Prague Zoo's Asiatic lionesses, found out on Jan. 3 when she underwent an artificial insemination procedure.

Turkey's first sperm bank for goats has been founded in the capital Ankara in order to protect the species of the Ankara goat. 

The project, which is carried out by Ankara University, received support from the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBİTAK) worth 240,000 Turkish Liras. 

According to a Stanford university professor sex in the future will be practiced only for pleasure and not for reproduction purposes. Henley Greely a professor in genetics published a book titled ‘The end of sex and the future of human reproduction’, where he posits that within the next 20-40 years most people will stop sexual intercourse to procreate.

Despite the lack of money, Marija and Miroslav Petrovi? managed to carve out for progeny TODAY'S HEROES Family took a loan so they could have children

- There was no time for waiting. We took the loan and got ourselves into the program of artificial insemination. We paid ten installments, and we have 26 more, but now we have our daughters Helena, Sara and Danica. -

Law in Serbia does not allow donating gametes In Macedonia to get the sperm

Afte three unsuccessful artificial inseminations in Serbia, their last hope was Macedonia. First attempt with donated sperm was successful.

"Law in Macedonia allows donating gametes, unlike the law in Serbia", says Ivana Simić (43), who is now three months pregnant.