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Sarah Alkhaled

Vanier Institute of the Family -- Links - 0 views

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    I was very shocked when I viewed this website, that I had to research it a bit more to make sure I was actually looking at a fertility clinic type of website and it certainly is. Though this webstite is quite informing, but they lack a major aspect, which is that the website doesn't necessarily lure a particular audience into the further reading thier information. A viewer can quickly become disinterested with the website, due to its lack in images (any kinds of pictures), for that matter. It seems very dull. But the information, is quite accurate about the IVF technique and processes and since its text its clear I feel all they need is some more color, and a vast assortment of pictures including those lab images of the IVF technique.
Gina Maranto

PCVAI : People conceived via donor insemination - 0 views

shared by Gina Maranto on 25 Sep 08 - Cached
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    A Yahoo group for people conceived by donor insemination.
Hammad Ghanchi

Shortage of Sperm Donors in Britain Prompts Calls for Change - NYTimes.com - 0 views

  • Another solution might be to increase the number of pregnancies that each donor is permitted to produce. The legal limit is 10, set to minimize the chances of what is called inadvertent consanguinity — half siblings, unaware they had the same donor father, together having children, who would be at risk for genetic diseases caused by inbreeding.
    • Hammad Ghanchi
       
      It is interesting that the UK has limitations set on the number of women that can used donated sperm. I knew that people were concerned with the issue of half siblings reproducing but I never knew that there were governments that took action to prevent it. It later states that Netherlands allows 25 recepients per donor although they have a much smaller population. And then there is us, the United States, where there is no limit set and the clincs can decide for themselves. If such shortages took place in the United States, Im sure many clincs would just start using the same donor due to the capitalistic nature of our sturcture.
Gina Maranto

Gamete donation and anonymity: Disclosure to children conceived with donor gametes shou... - 0 views

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    Disclosure or non-disclosure to offspring conceived through donor sperm or eggs.
Gina Maranto

Parents Torn Over Fate of Frozen Embryos - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    Why are couples having so much difficulty deciding what to do with their embryos? I feel as if my partner and I were in the same situation we would both lean toward donating the unused embryos. What is the point of leaving the embryos to get to the point where they could not be used at all? Rather, shouldn't it be an obligation on our part to donate it to research to try and help millions of people? I mean isn't it a bit selfish to want to freeze your "extra" embryos solely for the comfort of knowing they are still there. Some individuals feel that each embryo is their potential child while others do not. Perhaps it may be due to the fact that they see what they have created, carried and loved. The entire concept and idea of them having to potentially give up another baby like their very own is stressful and overwhelming. Whatever the case may be, I definitely believe that the fate of the embryos should be discussed and defined before they are created. After doing some research, I found that there are over 200,000 embryos that are left over from in vitro fertilization attempts to help couples have children. The unused embryos are frozen in labs all over the United States, waiting for a decision about what will be done with them. The United States, unlike other countries, has no rules about how long human embryos can remain frozen before a decision about their fate must be made. This has led to a growing number of unused frozen embryos, with many suggestions but little consensus about what exactly should happen to them. As it stands, couples are given the option of leaving the embryos frozen for later use, donate them to other couples, donate them for research, or just discard them. I think it is really important for couples to have a clear cut plan of what they are going to be doing with their embryos. In the article they mention a so-called "natural" way of killing the embryos..."having them placed in the woman's body a time in her cycle when she would probably n
Gina Maranto

Donor Sibling Registry :: Home - 0 views

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    Registry that matches siblings and donors with one another.
Laura Fardanesh

IVF Advantages - 0 views

shared by Laura Fardanesh on 09 Jul 08 - Cached
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    I found that the website for the Advanced Fertility and Genetics Center in Oman, seemed to be one of the most comprehensible websites, a very well done website that seems professional and certified. It also explains what exactly IVF is, it seems a very honest website but it does not seem to elaborate on intricate details of IVF which perhaps some patients might want to read up on before making an appointment at the clinic. You get the feeling that the doctors are very experienced but not really from the information provided more from the pictures used which seems to be a clever technique that a lot of these IVF websites use to entice the patients. Not only are there very scientific looking pictures but there are also pictures of parents with babies. Even though it does not seem to provide too much information of the procedures they do include an acute list of the doctor's present appointments and evaluations. Overall it does not go into complex detail but it does appear to brief the viewer well enough to want to find out more and therefore, to book an appointment.
Sarah Alkhaled

Our Bodies Our Blog - 0 views

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    I never knew that sites such as google that can be viewed by the larger public has been restrictricting the Christian Institute on anti-abortion ads. I mean shouldn't the viewer make the choice fro themselves, if they are with or against abortion. Why should some ads be restircted then others, they could relate more to one person then the other- but Google can't determine that techniquly thus the majority of ads should be presented on the search engine to illustrate the freedom of expression by any one group, in this case the Christian Institute.
Gina Maranto

who do you think you are? - 0 views

shared by Gina Maranto on 25 Sep 08 - Cached
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    A blog by a woman who was conceived via donor sperm.
Gina Maranto

Find a Sperm Donor at SpermCenter.com - 0 views

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    A fee-based site for finding sperm banks.sp
Angel DelVecchio

What is IVF? - 0 views

  • - What is classical IVF? - When do we resort to the test tube baby? - What is Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) or microinjection of the egg? - Who is in need of ( ICSI ) ? - How does Fertilization occur outside the body? - How are the eggs retrieved? - Fertilization and Incubation of eggs - What is the percentage of success? - What are the congenital malformations? - The factors affecting success of the test tube baby    
    • Angel DelVecchio
       
      I think this part of the site is very informative. I like how it gives a list of important questions and then provides links to answer them.
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