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Showing 1 to 20 of 43 for “"reproductive technology"”.
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Magnetic Micromotors in Assisted Reproductive Technology
… for two applications in the field of assisted reproductive technology. First, as synthetic motor units for individual sperm cells, representing a novel approach to counteract sperm immotility (asthenozoospermia), which is one of the most prevalent causes of male infertility. Second, as …
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Stories of reproductive technology and the search for discursive authority.
The development of reproductive technologies in response to infertility has been the source of much dispute among scientists, feminists, and other critics. Not only is the scientific community divided over the ethical considerations relating to these developments, but the legal community is …
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Eugenic Utopia or Postmodern Peril? A Discussion of the Ethics of Reproductive Technology
<p>This essay analyzes the ethical questions raised by those who use surrogacy, fertility drugs, and/or various laboratory procedures in order to bear children. The overriding theme is the part that selfish, indifferent individualism characteristic of a present-day liberal democracy plays in …
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A Multitask Deep Learning Framework for Clinical Decision-Making in Assisted Reproductive Technology
Fertility treatment requires navigating a series of complex and connected decisions, each with tradeoffs that impact both patient outcomes and clinical workload. In in vitro fertilization (IVF), choices about stimulation protocols, embryo transfer count, and treatment timing are interdependent, and …
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Associations of parental age, socioeconomic status, antral follicle count with assisted reproductive technology treatment outcomes
… as a global public health priority, and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) serves as an effective treatment for this issue. It is unclear whether advanced parental age, low socio-economic status (SES), and antral follicle count (AFC) are significantly and independently associated with adverse …
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Investigating a novel in vitro embryo culture system – The Walking Egg Affordable Assisted Reproductive Technology
Introduction: The desire to have a biological child transcends race, religion and socio-economic status. However for those faced with infertility, the financial resources needed to conceive are often not available. Current research in assisted reproduction has gravitated towards cost reduction to …
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Assisted reproductive technology: perceptions and behaviours in Guatemala before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
… the perceptions and behaviour towards Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) (study 1). The study was conducted a few months before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. A 13-statement questionnaire e.g., “children born by ART may be socially withdrawn” was presented to the participants to rate …
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The Relationship and Interaction Process of Taiwanese Couples Having Undergone Assisted Reproductive Technology- A Systemic Perspective
… in Taiwan as they are undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART). This framework encompasses the couples' interpersonal relationships, their interactions with the medical system, and the influence of their family of origin and cultural systems. The study employs mixed methods, …
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Advanced assisted reproductive technology programs in developing countries in the tropics: Factors affecting establishment and success
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2027-05-01
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The status of assisted reproductive technology in the public health sector in Africa – a multi-country survey
Introduction: It was presumed that most Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) centres in Africa existed in the private sector. Over 80% of the South African population accessed medical care at public rather than private institutions; hence availability of a health service in both private and …
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Designer Genes: An analysis of a theoretical framework for policy proposals in relation to genetic engineering as a reproductive technology
… hurdles. Given the ever-expanding field of biotechnology and gene therapy, one can hardly expect policy written today to be up-to-date ten, or even two years from now. Instead of focusing, therefore, on specific recommendations, I will center my discussion on a broad framework that outlines the …
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The effect of sperm apoptosis, Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and semen sample handling on sperm parameters and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) outcomes
… oxygen species (ROS) in the context of assisted reproductive technology (ART). This thesis encompasses three independent studies, each of which addresses a single aim related to different aspects of male infertility and ART practices. Study 1 examined the relationship between sperm apoptosis and …
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Outcome of assisted reproductive technology in women with poor ovarian response undergoing infertility treatment in the reproductive medicine unit of Groote Schuur hospital: a five-year review
… in women undergoing assisted reproduction technology in the public sector of Western Cape Province of South Africa. Method: Retrospective review of data of women who underwent assisted reproduction technology between January 2011 and December 2015 was conducted. The Bologna criteria was …
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Understanding Attitudes toward In-Vitro Fertilization and Support for Less Restrictive In-Vitro Fertilization Policies: The Influence of Family, Information Processing, Media, and Science
The emergence of in-vitro fertilization (IVF), a reproductive technology, has allowed infertile women and couples the opportunity to conceive children and form much desired families. Increased media exposure and political attention have aroused public concern and controversy, especially within the …
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Ethical Criteria for Uterine Transplant Recipients & Donors in Clinical Practice
… is an organ donation being used as an assisted reproductive technology (ART), therefore this thesis will use the considerations and discussions surrounding organ donations and ARTs to inform an assessment of the current ethical criteria for receiving a UTx and the ethical criteria for donating …
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Addressing the Inequities in Access to Reproductive Healthcare for Gay Male Couples
… States that allows individual state control over reproductive healthcare laws creates a discriminatory impact for gay male couples based upon geographic location. Thus, gay male couples who seek to become parents whe re one of the intended fathers is biologically related to the child , may be …
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Att plantera ett barn : internationella adoptioner och assisterad befruktning i svensk reproduktionspolitik
… (SOU) on international adoption and assisted reproductive technology (ART) between 1953 and 2007. I argue that the committees’ reports can be viewed as normative statements constituting a hegemonic state discourse. The methodological approach is based on the ideas of Michel Foucault, …
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