The field of gamete donation for medically assisted reproduction purposes is evolving. While anonymous gamete donation was long the preferred practice, a new focus on the rights and interests of donor-conceived children has led a number of countries to shift towards an open-identity system. However, this evolution appears to overlook whether information exchange could also be of interest to the...

Human response to new developments regarding birth, death, marriage and divorce is largely shaped by religious beliefs. When assisted reproduction was introduced into medical practice in the last quarter of the twentieth century, it was fiercely attacked by some religious groups and highly welcomed by others. Today, assisted reproduction is accepted in nearly all its forms by Judaism, Hinduism ...

Gamete failure-derived infertility affects millions of people worldwide; for many patients, gamete donation by unrelated donors is the only available treatment. Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) can differentiate in vitro into germ-like cells, but they are genetically unrelated to the patient. Using an in vitro protocol that aims at recapitulating development, we have achieved, for the first time, co...

Including infertility treatments, sperm donations is a technique in combination with advances in medical knowledge with sperm, Oocyte and after the specified time and process, transfer the embryo into the uterus of female applicants. With the passage of the Act in 2003 and its implementation in 1383, there is no legal problem in this regard. However, many questions about this issue in terms of ...

OBJECTIVE To provide an in-depth analysis of offspring attitudes toward their means of conception and the practice of sperm donation in the United States. DESIGN Survey-based study using a 46-item questionnaire. PATIENT(S) Eighty-five adult offspring of sperm donation. INTERVENTION(S) Participants were recruited through an Internet-based support group for adults conceived through sperm do...

This Ethics Committee report outlines the interests, obligations, and rights of both male and female donors who choose to provide gametes for use by others.

The social and legal acceptability of third-party reproduction varies around the world. In Australia, gamete and embryo donation and surrogacy are permitted within the regulatory framework set out by federal and state governments. The aim of this paper is to describe the social context and regulatory framework for third-party reproduction in Australia. This is a review of current laws and regul...