Infertile women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) may be less likely to give birth if they use frozen eggs from donors instead of fresh donor eggs, a new study finds.
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Why I Can’t Just Throw Out Frozen Sperm
All it needs is for me to sign the 18 letters of my name, giving the fertility clinic permission to thaw and discard our donor’s sperm – the remaining fractions from a week he spent here four years ago for the sole purpose of donating his genes, his history and a little piece of his soul to help us build our family.
Sperm Bank Sued After Donor Details Emerge 7 Years Later
He was good on paper: Eloquent, mature, healthy and smart to boot. That’s why Angela Collins and Margaret Elizabeth Hanson say they chose Donor 9623 to be the biological father of their child.Then last June, almost seven years after Collins gave birth to a son conceived with his sperm, they got a batch of emails from the sperm bank that unexpectedly — and perhaps mistakenly — included the donor’s name. That set them on a sleuthing mission that quickly revealed he is schizophrenic, dropped out of college and had been arrested for burglary, they said in a lawsuit filed March 31 in Atlanta.
Victoria Clinic Sperm Demand Prompts Calls to Use Overseas Donors
Victoria’s donor sperm supply has plunged in the past year as fertility clinics struggle to recruit enough men to meet demand, strengthening a push for donor sperm to be imported from overseas.
Lawsuit Alleges Sperm Bank Got Order Wrong
A suburban sperm bank was sued by an Ohio woman who alleges she was inseminated with the sperm from a different donor than the one she chose.
Families Permitted to Use Anonymous Sperm Donors to Conceive Brother or Sister
Women wanting to use an anonymous sperm donor to complete a family with assisted reproductive technology have been given a reprieve by the NSW government.
Calgary Fertility Clinic in Hot Water After Refusing to Help with Mixed-Race Babies
A Calgary fertility clinic is at the centre of an ethical and political controversy after it refused to help a woman become impregnated with sperm from a donor who did not share her skin colour.
Sperm Donation is Full of Euphemisms, and an 11-Year-Old is Full of Questions
Since agreeing to become a sperm donor for my good friends, Tori and Kelly, I’ve noticed an impressive variety of euphemisms are used when discussing the subject in polite company. My mother regularly calls to inquire how “that thing” is going “with the girls,” for example, and acquaintances will praise me for my decision to “donate,” as if I’ve just dropped off some gently used housewares at my local Salvation Army.
Are Known Donors a Safe Choice?
by Naomi Cahn
Last week, the California Court of Appeal for Los Angeles County issued its opinion in Jason P v. Danielle S. In this highly publicized decision, the court allowed a known sperm donor to …
Italy Court Rules Ban on Sperm Donors ‘Unlawful’
Italy’s constitutional court on Wednesday ruled that a ban on the use of donor sperm and eggs, which forms part of the country’s restrictive law on fertility treatment, is “unlawful” and “unconstitutional”.