News tagged with sperm bank
Sperm donor passed on sudden death heart defect
(AP) -- A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to a medical journal report.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Israeli sperm bank posts diminishing returns
Wall Street giants are not the only banks hit by diminishing assets. New research for an Israeli sperm bank shows that depositors are 40 per cent less fertile than a decade ago, the Haaretz daily reported.
May 11, 2009 |
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Many male cancer patients are missing out on sperm banking
whose fertility may be at risk from cancer treatment – are not being offered the chance to store their sperm according to new research published today in the Annals of Oncology.
Oct 28, 2010 |
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For young boys with cancer, testicular tissue banking may be option to preserve fertility
For parents of children with cancer, the hopeful news is that pediatric survival rates have steadily improved for decades. Among the bad news—treatments that enable survival often cause infertility.
Nov 09, 2009 |
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French woman asks court for dead husband's sperm
A 39-year-old widow asked a French court Wednesday to allow her to retrieve her late husband's frozen sperm so that she can be inseminated and have his child.
Sep 23, 2009 |
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Business booms at world's biggest sperm bank
Business is booming for the world's biggest sperm bank, Denmark's Cryos, which is struggling to meet demand despite a soaring number of donors and new offices opening around the world.
May 15, 2009 |
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