MEDRADSC 3Y03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Fertility Clinic, Fetus, Sperm Donation
13 Feb 2020
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Choices: prenatal screening and testing choices, termination of pregnancy, continuation of pregnancy. Gender identification: controversial since free cell dna can provide this information early, women using information to choose gender (when available, uk banning gender while allowing t21, us gender identification. If not private us and some canadian clinics will. Leading factors contributing to infertility: ovulation disorder, blocked fallopian tubes, pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis, congenital anomalies. Assisted reproductive technology: sperm banks, egg banks, artificial insemination, cross border reproductive care/fertility tourism, surrogates, gestational carriers. Sperm: some compensation in canada, legal to import sperm from us, help single women or same sex female couples have children, anonymous sperm from a sperm bank. Egg: some compensation in canada, the primary benefit to women who donate eggs it the altruistic aspect, helping another woman or couple achieve pregnancy, whether infertile women, single men or gay couples. Assisted human reproductive act (revised effective this year)
