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Human Reproduction |
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Gynaecology is a science which has made considerable advances over the last few decades, which led to the development of new techniques that can detect at an early stage every type of reproductive system disorders. |
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This article explains how the male and female reproductive systems operate and examines what the reproductive cycle in fertile couples consists of. |
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Egg donation |
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The egg donation is an anonymous, altruistic and selfless act of giving eggs from one woman to another so that the latter can have a child. The programme EUDONA is a private initiative which aims to help those women who want to become donors. |
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This article explains in detail the characteristics of the recipients and those of the potential egg donors. |
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Spanish law controls the receiving, donating, transporting and cryopreserving of gametes. |
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My situation |
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It is possible to be a father after a vasectomy using two basic techniques: In Vitro fertilisation in conjunction with intracytoplasmic sperm injection or ICSI (the sperm is retrieved from the testicle, epididymis or deferent duct), or the microsurgical repair of the seminal duct. |
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It is more and more common that women decide to become mothers even if they do not have a male partner, either because they want to have a baby alone or because their partner is another woman. Artificial Insemination with sperm from an anonymous donor is the suitable technique in this case. |
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There are many women who at some stage of their life decide to undergo tube ligation and later, for various reasons, want to become mothers. Assisted Reproduction techniques can work for these women. |
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Thanks to advances in Assisted Reproduction people infected with HIV can have children who will not carry the virus. Barcelona and Milan have been the pioneering cities in developing these techniques. |
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When there are genetic family illnesses which can be transmitted to the foetus it is very helpful to know if this illness is present in the precursor cells (eggs) or in the embryo itself. This is possible with Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis. |
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There are many centres which work with Assisted Reproduction techniques but few that have the experience and set procedures to attend to patients who are not living in the same city. EUGIN has been a pioneer in coordinating this type of distance treatment. |
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The EUGIN clinic has created protocols allowing for the coordination of distance treatment, and so a large number of patients come from other countries, mainly France and Italy. This article explains the steps to take in order to undergo IVF for women who do not live in Barcelona. |