Success rates for artificial insemination are the same as having intercourse. So, it is a myth that you'll get pregnant from a turkey baster, but it's not a myth that you can get pregnant without having sex.
How long can sperm survive in a turkey baster?
However if you are contemplating a home insemination then you certainly will need to wait for adequate liquefaction to occur first. Sperm may survive in the female genital tract for up to 3 5 days. This pertains to the upper genital tract i.e. the uterus, fallopian tubes and not the upper vagina or cervix.
Who got pregnant with a turkey baster?
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) _ A woman who volunteered to have a baby for her sister - and conceived using a turkey baster and doing a headstand - gave birth on Mother's Day. The baby, John Franklin Wittle, was born at Rex Hospital in Raleigh, weighing in at 7 pounds, 12 ounces.
Is the turkey baster method effective?
Putting sperm directly into a woman's uterus is no longer popular as a fertility treatment, but new evidence suggests it's more effective than we thought as well as being a lot easier and cheaper than IVF.