BACKGROUND This investigation describes features of patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and embryo transfer (ET) where both gametes were obtained from anonymous donors. METHODS Gamete unsuitability or loss was confirmed in both members of seven otherwise healthy couples presenting for reproductive endocrinology consultation over a 12-month interval in Ireland. IVF was undertaken ...

Background Despite considerable advances in reproductive technology, its application is like a double-edged sword, which is associated with numerous challenges. One of the most challenging issues for couples is disclosure of conception circumstances to the offspring. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the decisions of infertile couples undergoing assisted reproductive donation...

Both sperm and embryo cryopreservation have become routine procedures in human assisted reproduction and oocyte cryopreservation is being introduced into clinical practice and is getting more and more widely used. Embryo cryopreservation has decreased the number of fresh embryo transfers and maximized the effectiveness of the IVF cycle. The data shows that women who had transfers of fresh and f...

Background: The conceptualization of the transfer of embryos between the individuals who created them to one or more recipients for family-building is hotly contested – particularly as regards whether the practice should be most appropriately considered to be “donation” or “adoption”. This paper examines this debate, considering the research carried out on the intentions and decisions of those ...

objective: to report a case of long-term disease free and successful pregnancy after fertility sparing staging surgery with adjuvant chemotherapy in a 46,xy gonadal dysgenetic with malignant germ cell tumor. materials and methods: a case report from a university hospital about a 19-year-old female with 46,xy karyotype ( swyer syndrome). the patient underwent bilateral gonadectomy and staging wi...