PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF PARENTHOOD BY ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION DONOR

Ethical aspects of donor insemination.

A journal of medical ethics is likely to be judged by three criteria: by the discernment with which medical procedures are selected for consideration; by the elegance and accuracy with which they are presented; and by the quality of the ethical commentary offered upon them. The choice of artificial insemination as the procedure to be amined n this first number ofa new journal may be questioned ...

Moral aspects of artificial insemination.

Seasonal distribution in conceptions achieved by artificial insemination by donor.

The distribution of conceptions after artificial insemination from a donor was studied in 259 conceptions at an artificial insemination clinic and found to be seasonal. Conception was not influenced by the number of donors or patients attending the clinic, the frequency of inseminations, or medical skill. Conception was more common from early winter until early spring (October to March) with a ...

The invisible man. Artificial insemination by donor and the legislation on donor anonymity: a review.

Until recently, sperm donors have remained anonymous under the 1990 Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act. There has been a distinct international trend towards allowing children access to identifying information about their donor. The UK has followed and, subject to parliamentary approval, children born by donations made after 1 April 2005 will be legally entitled to information revealing the...

Maximum number of live births per donor in artificial insemination.

BACKGROUND The maximal number of live births (k) per donor was usually determined by cultural and social perspective. It was rarely decided on the basis of scientific evidence or discussed from mathematical or probabilistic viewpoint. METHODS AND RESULTS To recommend a value for k, we propose three criteria to evaluate its impact on consanguinity and disease incidence due to artificial insemi...