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Donor Oocyte Part V
After the birth of a child is achieved from donor oocyte IVF, parents often ask what they should tell or reveal to their child in later years. The Ethics Committee…
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Donor Oocyte Part IV
Selection criteria for an oocyte donor are personal and couple-dependent. Some medical parameters may influence a couple’s decision when narrowing their choice from a group of acceptable donors. The donor’s…
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Donor Oocyte Part III
If a couple decides to pursue donor oocyte IVF, it is important to insure that other clinical components of the process are in good working order. This includes the function…
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Donor Oocyte Part II
Taking the clinical step to donor oocyte is a very big step and one taken only after considerable thought and discussion. Donor oocyte is never a couple’s only option but…
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Donor Oocyte Part I
In 2007, donor eggs or oocytes were used in 12% of all U.S. IVF cycles. As the name implies, donor oocyte IVF involves the use of a donated egg or…
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Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Thrombophilia
Thrombophilia is a disorder involving the genetic predisposition to form a blood clot (deep venous or arterial thrombosis) potentially leading to stroke, heart attack or pulmonary embolus. Thrombophilia may also…
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Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Immunologic
The immune system evolved to protect the individual from non-self, genetically different, or allogenic tissue. Immunity can be either innate (in born) or adaptive (acquired) depending on the molecule causing…
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Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: Infectious
Infection of the reproductive tract has been linked to pregnancy loss, but strong evidence in support of infection being a cause of recurrent loss is speculative at best. The most…
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