Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To describe how parents envision, plan, and enact disclosing to their children that they were conceived with donor gametes. DESIGN:In-depth ethnographic interviews. SETTING:Participants were recruited from 11 medical infertility practices and 1 sperm bank in Northern California. PATIENT(S):A total of 141 married couples who had conceived a child using donor gametes (62 with donor sperm and 79 with donor oocytes). INTERVENTION(S):Husbands and wives were interviewed together and separately. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Thematic analysis of interview transcripts. RESULT(S):Disclosing parents predominantly subscribed to one of two disclosure strategies: the conviction that early disclosure is of paramount importance so that the child "always knows," or the belief that later disclosure is preferable after family routines have been established and the child has the maturity to understand biologic concepts and has developed a sense of discretion. No parent regretted disclosing, and many expressed relief. CONCLUSION(S):Parents choosing early disclosure were more at ease with the disclosure process, whereas parents choosing later disclosure reported greater uncertainty about how and when to disclose. Parents wished for more peer and/or professional support and guidance to assist them with disclosure, not only initially but continuing long after their children were born.
journal_name
Fertil Steriljournal_title
Fertility and sterilityauthors
Mac Dougall K,Becker G,Scheib JE,Nachtigall RDdoi
10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.07.1514subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2007-03-01 00:00:00pages
524-33issue
3eissn
0015-0282issn
1556-5653pii
S0015-0282(06)04036-2journal_volume
87pub_type
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.05.067
更新日期:2009-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To report a case of Klinefelter's syndrome with unilateral absence of vas deferens. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:Tertiary-care infertility clinic. PATIENT(S):A 28-year-old man with the complaint of infertility. INTERVENTION(S):None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S):Physical examination, genetic and hormonal evalua...
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.02.017
更新日期:2010-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.04.056
更新日期:2008-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.141
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)35820-4
更新日期:1966-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55344-8
更新日期:1992-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.02.166
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54300-3
更新日期:1991-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)54370-2
更新日期:1991-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in Korean women. DESIGN:Longitudinal case-control study. SETTING:Not applicable. PATIENT(S):PCOS patients aged 15 to 44 years (n = 1,136) and control individuals (n = 5,675), matched 1:5 by age grou...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.12.018
更新日期:2021-01-25 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47900-8
更新日期:1984-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)59664-2
更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.10.072
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:To investigate whether endometrial thickness on the day of hCG administration is a predictor of intrauterine insemination (IUI) success. DESIGN:A retrospective study. PATIENT(S):Two hundred forty-nine women undergoing IUI cycles. SETTING:University hospital-based infertility center. INTERVENTION(S):Endom...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.12.010
更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1992-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::The removal and cryostorage of ovarian cortical biopsies is now offered as a fertility preservation option for young women. The only available option to restore fertility using this tissue is by transplantation, which may not be possible for all patients. The full potential of this tissue to restore fertility could be...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.03.043
更新日期:2013-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effect of obesity on the outcome of testicular sperm extraction (TESE) and assisted reproductive technology. DESIGN:Clinical retrospective study. SETTING:Center for reproductive medicine at a tertiary-care university hospital. PATIENT(S):Nine hundred seventy patients with nonobstructive azo...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.10.025
更新日期:2013-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To describe a case of uterine pseudoaneurysm after laparoscopic myomectomy in a 36-year-old woman. DESIGN:Case report. SETTING:University hospital. PATIENT(S):A 36-year-old woman, 3 months after laparoscopic myomectomy, presenting with an intrauterine hypoechoic lesion measuring 5 cm in diameter. INTERVEN...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.09.019
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1986-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(98)00137-x
更新日期:1998-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(00)00499-4
更新日期:2000-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.02.026
更新日期:2008-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate the expression and localization of interleukin-8 (IL-8) and monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1) in women with and without endometriosis. DESIGN:Comparative immunohistochemical study. SETTING:Academic medical center. PATIENT(S):Ectopic (n = 24) and homologous eutopic endometrium (n = 24) f...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.12.067
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1993-09-01 00:00:00
abstract::Microsurgical nonvascularized transplantation of a 1-cm segment of fallopian tube was performed using the rabbit as a model. Autograft experiments showed survival of a 1-cm tubal segment for as long as 10 months postoperatively. Allografts survived equally as well, and one rabbit became pregnant. ...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)45691-8
更新日期:1981-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::The potential role of Ureaplasma urealyticum in human infertility make it desirable to screen barren couples for this infection. Semen specimens from 96 consecutive patients were evaluated in our clinic. Microbiologic results were correlated with the percentage of coiled and fuzzy tails in seminal cytology. These feat...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1978-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.02.023
更新日期:2005-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58137-0
更新日期:1996-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between genetic variants in Ser-Arg (SR) protein-coding genes and the susceptibility of nonobstructive azoospermia (NOA) in Chinese men. DESIGN:Case-control study. SETTING:State Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine in Nanjing Medical University conducted the genotyping and exa...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.02.033
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:To investigate the effects of thawing temperature on sperm function after cryopreservation. The technical aspects of sperm cryopreservation have significantly improved over the last few decades. However, a standard protocol designed to optimize sperm motility recovery after thawing has not yet been establishe...
journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.10.021
更新日期:2010-02-01 00:00:00