Spermatozoa and Sterility

Weisman, Abner I.

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“…Gamete donation has a long history in that sperm donation for male infertility was first successfully performed in humans in 1799 (Rohleder 1934) and has been used consistently in Western medical practice since the 1920s (Weisman 1941). Women with premature menopause or other ovarian dysfunction, however, have been the recipients of egg donation only rather recently (Lutjen et al 1984).…”

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“…The introduction of in vitro fertilisation (Steptoe and Edwards 1978), gamete intrafallopian transfer (Asch et al 1985) and tubal embryo transfer (Guidetti et al 1990) have made possible the donation of human eggs (ovarian oocytes). Gamete donation has a long history in that sperm donation for male infertility was first successfully performed in humans in 1799 (Rohleder 1934) and has been used consistently in Western medical practice since the 1920s (Weisman 1941). Women with premature menopause or other ovarian dysfunction, however, have been the recipients of egg donation only rather recently (Lutjen et al 1984).…”

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All in the family: social processes in ovarian egg donation between sisters

Lessor¹

1993

Sociology Health & Illness

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Interviews and participant observation were conducted at a US infertility clinic with women who were attempting to become pregnant with eggs donated by their biological sisters. Sisters who donated eggs were also followed and interviewed regarding their experiences, as were a number of husbands of recipients. Five significant social processes characterising the sisters' passage through egg donation are discussed: (1) negotiating dissimilar treatment experiences, (2) communicating cautiously, (3) interacting in a triad, (4) disclosing to others, and (5) 'giftgiving'. Although participants are generally satisfied with their decision to do sister-to-sister egg donation, the unprecedented procedure presents a number of difficulties. If sister-to-sister egg donation as a means to biological motherhood continues in the future, these sociological findings suggest areas in which medical personnel may need to provide social and emotional support.

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All in the family: social processes in ovarian egg donation between sisters

Lessor¹

1993

Sociology Health & Illness

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“…Over the years, many authors have regarded the cervix as the main source of vaginal lubrication. ', 3 f 6 , '3 9 t l a -17, 19, 28, 30, 32, 33 Bartholin's glands6, 12, lS, 24, 29* 33, 36 have also been allotted a major role in the production of vaginal lubrication. Actually, neither the healthy cervix nor Bartholin's glands make any essential contribution to the development of vaginal lubrication.…”

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The Sexual Response Cycle of the Human Female: Vaginal Lubrication*

Masters

1959

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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“…Unlike blood or urea estimations, semen analysis has no fixed standards of normality. Harvey and Jackson (1945) and Hammen (1944) showed that the criteria of fertility given by earlier workers (Moench and Holt, 1931 ;Hotchkiss, 1936;Lane Roberts, Sharman, Walker, and Wiesner, 1939;Weisman, 1941) were set far too high. More recent work (Falk and Kaufman, 1950;MacLeod, 1951) has shown that excellence in one quality, such as motility, may compensate for poorness in another, such as density.…”

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A Fertility Index Derived from Semen Analysis

Harvey¹

1953

Journal of Clinical Pathology

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The study of human semen and its importance in assessing the probable fertility of a given marriage has received a great deal of attention in recent years. Unlike blood or urea estimations, semen analysis has no fixed standards of normality. Harvey and Jackson (1945) and Hammen (1944) showed that the criteria of fertility given by earlier workers (Moench and Holt, 1931 ;Hotchkiss, 1936;Lane Roberts, Sharman, Walker, and Wiesner, 1939;Weisman, 1941) were set far too high. More recent work (Falk and Kaufman, 1950;MacLeod, 1951) has shown that excellence in one quality, such as motility, may compensate for poorness in another, such as density. The method used in this laboratory of giving A, B, or C for each semen character and describing the semen in terms of the number of "As" scored does imply compensation, and still proves a useful method of assessment. It has, however, several disadvantages. The categories denoted by each letter cover a wide range of values, and, as always in a discontinuous classification, the difference between A and B may be insignificant if both are borderline values. Neither is there any means of determining how much an A in one character may offset a B or C in another. Probably, however, the greatest disadvantage lies in the impossibility of using such a classification for mathematical processes, even one so simple as determining the mean values of a series of several specimens produced by the same donor.The present work was undertaken with the object of combining the results of semen analysis in a single numerical expression which, in addition to being an estimate of the donor's fertility, could also be used for studying response to treatment, and for classifying semen for purposes of experimental research.

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Spermatozoa and Sterility

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All in the family: social processes in ovarian egg donation between sisters

All in the family: social processes in ovarian egg donation between sisters

The Sexual Response Cycle of the Human Female: Vaginal Lubrication*

A Fertility Index Derived from Semen Analysis

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