OBJECTIVE Preeclampsia (PE) occurs in 4.6% of pregnancies worldwide. The social phenomenon of increasing maternal age has raised the demand for donor oocytes. Egg donation has allowed women with poor ovarian reserve, premature ovarian failure, genetic disorders or surgical menopause to get pregnant. Recipients provide a unique model of immune response because of the differences in the genetic m...

The question of payment to egg donors has recently focused the attention of both the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) and licensed clinics. An acute shortage of egg donors and the rising costs of assisted conception treatment are matters of grave concern to many patients. To understand the emotional and social effects of egg sharing and egg donation, we conducted a survey of ...

Aim: To summarize recent articles on the risk factors of preeclampsia in twin pregnancies from 2002 to 2014. Methods: Recent articles from 2002 to 2014 were searched using PubMed. Results: We found 8 articles analyzing the risk factors of preeclampsia in twin pregnancies and focused on the following three risk factors: i) egg (oocyte) donation, ii) chorionicity (dichorionic (DC) twins vs. monoc...

Table of content 1 E2 and progesterone effects: the donor-egg IVF lesson * 1.1 Only E2 and progesterone are necessary for optimal receptivity * 1.2 The follicular phase: sufficient E2 priming * 1.3 The luteal phase: progesterone induces a sequences of transformation * 1.4 Endometrial glands and the stroma: two steps in the sequence of endometrial changes. * 1.5 E2 to progesterone ratio * 2 Regi...

lineage in the islamic law is one of the most basic human rights each individual inherits from his family. when modern assisted reproductive technologies appeared in recent decades, the issue of lineage and the child’s rights did not encounter serious challenges. but with the advent of these technologies, the issue of the child’s lineage resulting from new technologies has become the center of ...

BACKGROUND Adolescence is a transitional time for identity formation and relationships with parents. While people born through assisted reproduction techniques (ART) appear to be well adjusted in childhood, it is unclear whether these findings carry into adolescence, and whether diverse ART have different psychological outcomes. This review summarizes what is known about the psychological adjus...

This paper discusses the attitudes of three groups of stakeholders in the world of assisted reproduction gamete donors, parents who use donated gamete, and offspring conceived with donated gametes with respect to the two issues of donor anonymity and limits on the number of offspring a single donor can produce. The data are drawn from on-line surveys which were made available between May 12, 21...

Research questionWhat information do sperm donors and egg include in their personal descriptions goodwill messages?DesignA total of 131 (76 55 sperm) donor forms messages written to recipients gametes dating from 2011 2021 were analysed using qualitative content analysis. Categorical data then statistically examine differences between donors.ResultsGamete predominantly atheist (61.8% donors; 67...