Search for dissertations about: "donor offspring"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words donor offspring.
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1. Swedish donor offspring and their legal right to information
Abstract : All donor offspring conceived under the Swedish Genetic Integrity Act or the now-repealed Act on Insemination, from gametes donated after 1 March 1985, have the right to obtain identifying information about the donor when they are sufficiently mature. Despite this, studies undertaken in Sweden and abroad reveal that many donor offspring will never be able to exercise their right to information because their parents do not tell them how they were conceived. READ MORE
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2. The child’s best interest : Perspectives of gamete recipients and donors
Abstract : Background: An increasing number of couples turn to treatment with oocyte or sperm donation, but there is limited knowledge regarding the consequences of these treatments in a program using identifiable donors. Aim: The overall aim was to study information-sharing among heterosexual couples following identity-release gamete donation. READ MORE
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3. Building a family with gamete donation : perspectives of parents and offspring
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate the long-term psychosocial consequences for heterosexual couple families following oocyte donation (OD) and sperm donation (SD), in the context of the Swedish legislation. An additional aim was to explore how heterosexual couple families following SD experience the process of obtaining identifying information about the donor. READ MORE
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4. Sexual conflict and selection on pistil and pollen traits
Abstract : The incidence of sexual selection in plants is today acknowledged, however, just as in animals, evolution and maintenance of mate choice is gravely underexplored. Moreover, the potential for sexual conflicts to occur in plants has only been assessed empirically to a very limited degree. READ MORE
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5. Polycystic ovary syndrome and maternal obesity : does it programme transgenerational dysfunction?
Abstract : As one of the most prevalent syndromes among reproductive-aged women, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) manifests with endocrine, reproductive and metabolic disturbances. However, the etiology of PCOS is yet to be fully understood. Here in this thesis, we set out to understand whether and how PCOS can be transmitted to the future generations. READ MORE