BACKGROUND Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is a technique which is often related to emotional debates because of its ethical and social implications. Worldwide there are different forms of legislation; Germany constitutes an interesting case because of the historical background concerning eugenics and dealing with handicapped persons at the time of national socialism. PGD is currently n...

The technique of preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is commonly explained as a way of checking the genes of embryos produced by IVF for serious genetic diseases. However, complex accounts of this technique emerged during ethics discussion groups held for PGD staff. These form part of a study exploring the social processes, meanings and institutions that frame and produce 'ethical problems'...

In 1994, the Ethics Committee of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine concluded, although not unanimously, that whereas preimplantation sex selection is appropriate to avoid the birth of children with genetic disorders, it is not acceptable when used solely for nonmedical reasons. Since 1994, the further development of less burdensome and invasive medical technologies for sex selection...

In this article, we consider the prohibition on the use of preimplantation genetic diagnosis to select an embryo on the basis of its sex for non -: medical reasons. We use this as a case study to explore the role that public consultations have and should play in ethico-legal decision-making. Until the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 was amended by the Human Fertilisation and Embryol...

•47,XYY syndrome is a frequent sex chromosome aneuploidy.•Overview of characteristic symptoms of 47,XXY•First report of 47,XYY and microcephaly in a preterm child•Brief differential diagnosis of microcephaly.

It is quite likely that parents will soon be able to use genetic engineering to select the sex of their child by directly manipulating the sex of an embryo. Some might think that this method would be a more ethical method of sex selection than present technologies such as preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) because, unlike PGD, it does not need to create and destroy "wrong gendered" embryos...

OBJECTIVES The study examined sex differences in trend and clinical characteristics of cannabis use disorder (CUD) diagnosis involved hospitalizations among adult patients. METHODS We analyzed hospitalization data from the 2007-2011 Nationwide Inpatient Samples for patients aged 18-64 years (N = 15,114,930). Descriptive statistics were used to characterize demographic variables and to compare...

Abstract AIMS There is a gap in supporting patients with sexual relationships and intimacy. The aim of this study to establish if brain tumour feel they are able ask questions concerns about sex, intimacy following diagnosis; there an unmet need how can be addressed. METHOD An anonymous survey was sent known neuro-oncology team. Questions were relation their experiences sex Patients asked had c...

Background: Endometrial stroma sarcoma (ESS) is usually formed of neoplastic cells similar to proliferative endometrial cells and comprises less than 10% of all uterine sarcomas. Presence of concurrent sex cord element with these tumors is rare. Materials and Methods: A 36 year-old woman,from yazd complaining of abnormal vaginal bleeding and history of G4P3Ab1Ch3 referred. On both occasions aft...