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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Assisted conception"”.
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Beyond the petri dish: potentiality in assisted conception in South Africa
Research in assisted conception technologies has examined how technologies open up potential trajectories, futures, and family arrangements, yet remain shaped and embedded within local histories and politics (Franklin, 1997, 2003; Inhorn, 2003; Thompson, 2005; Roberts, 2012). Embryos (Franklin, …
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Making Sense of a Loss: Masculinities and Assisted Conception in Contemporary Iran
Iran is among very few Muslim countries in which assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs), including the use of donor gametes and embryos, have been partly regulated by the state through their Increasing Population Policies and, more significantly, have been widely legitimised by religious …
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Attitudes to ward and Uptake of Prenatal Genetic Screening and Testing In Twin Pregnancies
… No significant differences between natural and assisted conception patients were found; however, further research in this area is necessary given the small sample size.</p>
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Counselling Psychology of Infertility
… Previously I worked as an NF counsellor at the Assisted Conception Unit of the Lister Hospital in London. Although the term `infertility' is commonly used, being `infertile' means a total absence of reproductive function and this condition is rare (HFEA, 1999). The majority of people presenting …
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Measurement of cyclic nucleotides in human sperm: experimental and clinical application
… levels in patient sperm. Patients attending the assisted conception unit in Dundee for IVF treatment were screened for their basal cyclic nucleotide levels and motility parameters. This study found that a positive correlation exists between basal cyclic nucleotide levels, sperm hyperactivation …
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Medical ethics and the regulation of medical practice with particular reference to the development of medical ethics within the British Medical Association 1832-1993
… study of four issues in depth, ie advertising; assisted conception; confidentiality; and euthanasia has shown that 'medical ethics' has changed over the last 150 years. Its initial pre-occupation was distinguishing between recognised healers who had satisfied some form of apprenticeship and …
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Examining the (patho)physiology of physiologically relevant ligands present in the male and female reproductive tracts
… (TFF) in a cohort of 50 men attending the assisted conception unit at NHS Tayside using WES to identify known causes of male infertility and then adding to the existing knowledge base by identifying novel candidate gene variants responsible for infertility. This study predicted ~30% of …
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FAMILIES DESIGNED THROUGH ART: EXPLORING EMBODIED EXPERIENCE AND CONCEPTION DISCLOSURE BASED ON SEXUAL IDENTITY
… undergoing fertility treatment as well as conception disclosure. My research has two overall research objectives: first, to explore and analyze variations in the experience of fertility treatment process based on sexual identity; second, to examine differences in attitudes towards …