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DONANTE SEMEN [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-02-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pregnancy
- Biotechnology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- AID child
1, record 1, English, AID%20child
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An AID child has two fathers, for a start - the biological father and the mother's [partner]. 2, record 1, English, - AID%20child
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
AID: artificial insemination by donor. 3, record 1, English, - AID%20child
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Grossesse
- Biotechnologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- enfant conçu par IAD
1, record 1, French, enfant%20con%C3%A7u%20par%20IAD
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- enfant IAD 2, record 1, French, enfant%20IAD
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Qui est le père de l'enfant conçu par IAD? Le père social a les droits et responsabilités d'un père, mais le donneur garde les caractéristiques qui définissent traditionnellement la paternité. 1, record 1, French, - enfant%20con%C3%A7u%20par%20IAD
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
IAD : insémination artificielle avec donneur. 3, record 1, French, - enfant%20con%C3%A7u%20par%20IAD
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Embarazo
- Biotecnología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- niño concebido por IAD
1, record 1, Spanish, ni%C3%B1o%20concebido%20por%20IAD
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- niño IAD 2, record 1, Spanish, ni%C3%B1o%20IAD
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Niño cuya concepción ha sido lograda mediante inseminación artificial con donante. 3, record 1, Spanish, - ni%C3%B1o%20concebido%20por%20IAD
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los niños concebidos por IAD [inseminación artificial con donante], deben ser contemplados por la ley como hijos de sus madres y de los maridos de éstas, cuando ambos hayan prestado su consentimiento al tratamiento. [...] Debe modificarse la ley de manera que el donante de semen carezca de derechos y deberes paternos respecto al hijo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ni%C3%B1o%20concebido%20por%20IAD
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Resulta difícil sostener que las prácticas heterólogas cumplan los requisitos exigidos a toda práctica terapéutica que es la obtención máxima de beneficios y el mínimo de riesgos. [...] "los niños IAD pueden sentirse oscuramente engañados por sus propios padres y experimentar que son diversos de los otros, en algún modo, y que las personas a quienes ven como sus padres no son sus verdaderos padres" (Comisión Warnock). 4, record 1, Spanish, - ni%C3%B1o%20concebido%20por%20IAD
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-10-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Reproduction (Medicine)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sperm donor
1, record 2, English, sperm%20donor
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A man who gives his sperm to help a woman (or couple) achieve pregnancy. 2, record 2, English, - sperm%20donor
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Reproduction (Médecine)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- donneur de sperme
1, record 2, French, donneur%20de%20sperme
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Homme qui met son sperme à la disposition d'une femme (ou d'un couple) en vue d'une assistance médicale à la procréation. 2, record 2, French, - donneur%20de%20sperme
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reproducción (Medicina)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- donador de esperma
1, record 2, Spanish, donador%20de%20esperma
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- donante de semen 2, record 2, Spanish, donante%20de%20semen
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Hombre joven que voluntariamente dona semen (esperma). 3, record 2, Spanish, - donador%20de%20esperma
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un donante de semen ha de ser un hombre joven(entre 18 y 35 años), que desee voluntariamente donar semen para que pueda ser utilizado por otras parejas que se someten a diferentes técnicas de reproducción asistida. Ha de tener un buen estado de salud, tanto físico como psíquico. No padecer ningún tipo de enfermedad hereditaria, ser seronegativo para la sífilis, hepatitis vírica, citomegalovirus y virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana(HIV). Y lo más importante, presentar un seminograma con unos valores óptimos de número, movilidad y morfología de sus espermatozoides. 4, record 2, Spanish, - donador%20de%20esperma
Record 3 - internal organization data 2008-10-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Reproduction (Medicine)
- Sociology of the Family
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- recipient couple
1, record 3, English, recipient%20couple
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- receiving couple 2, record 3, English, receiving%20couple
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Embryo "adoption" is a very desirable form of "adoption" in that the recipient couple can experience the miracle of pregnancy and birth of their "adopted" child as well as be certain that the unborn child receives the very best prenatal care. 1, record 3, English, - recipient%20couple
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Reproduction (Médecine)
- Sociologie de la famille
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- couple receveur
1, record 3, French, couple%20receveur
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Couple à qui un autre couple fait don d'un ou de plusieurs de ses embryons surnuméraires. 2, record 3, French, - couple%20receveur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reproducción (Medicina)
- Sociología de la familia
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- pareja receptora
1, record 3, Spanish, pareja%20receptora
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pareja que recibe de una pareja donante uno ó más embriones. 2, record 3, Spanish, - pareja%20receptora
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las donantes son seleccionadas de acuerdo con las características físicas de la pareja receptora, por lo tanto se tienen en cuenta la talla, la contextura física, el color de la piel, del cabello, de los ojos y en lo posible el grupo sanguíneo. Una vez seleccionada la donante se sincroniza la estimulación de la ovulación de la donante con la preparación del endometrio de la receptora para que sea receptivo a los embriones originados con el semen del marido. 3, record 3, Spanish, - pareja%20receptora
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Una pareja receptora adopta prenatalmente embriones criopreservados de otra pareja donante. 4, record 3, Spanish, - pareja%20receptora
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-03-27
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Reproduction (Medicine)
- Biotechnology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- donor insemination
1, record 4, English, donor%20insemination
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- DI 1, record 4, English, DI
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- insemination by donor 2, record 4, English, insemination%20by%20donor
correct
- artificial insemination by donor 3, record 4, English, artificial%20insemination%20by%20donor
correct
- AID 4, record 4, English, AID
correct
- AID 4, record 4, English, AID
- heterologous artificial insemination 5, record 4, English, heterologous%20artificial%20insemination
correct
- heterologous insemination 3, record 4, English, heterologous%20insemination
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An artificial insemination technique consisting of the transfer into the woman's genital tracts of sperm obtained from a provider other than her spouse or partner. 6, record 4, English, - donor%20insemination
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Reproduction (Médecine)
- Biotechnologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- insémination artificielle avec donneur
1, record 4, French, ins%C3%A9mination%20artificielle%20avec%20donneur
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- IAD 2, record 4, French, IAD
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- insémination avec donneur 3, record 4, French, ins%C3%A9mination%20avec%20donneur
correct, feminine noun
- insémination artificielle par donneur 4, record 4, French, ins%C3%A9mination%20artificielle%20par%20donneur
correct, feminine noun
- IAD 5, record 4, French, IAD
correct, feminine noun
- IAD 5, record 4, French, IAD
- insémination par donneur 5, record 4, French, ins%C3%A9mination%20par%20donneur
correct, feminine noun
- insémination artificielle avec sperme de donneur 6, record 4, French, ins%C3%A9mination%20artificielle%20avec%20sperme%20de%20donneur
correct, feminine noun
- IAD 6, record 4, French, IAD
correct, feminine noun
- IAD 6, record 4, French, IAD
- insémination hétérologue 7, record 4, French, ins%C3%A9mination%20h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rologue
correct, feminine noun
- insémination artificielle hétérologue 8, record 4, French, ins%C3%A9mination%20artificielle%20h%C3%A9t%C3%A9rologue
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique d'insémination artificielle où l'on utilise le sperme d'un fournisseur autre que le conjoint. 9, record 4, French, - ins%C3%A9mination%20artificielle%20avec%20donneur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reproducción (Medicina)
- Biotecnología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- inseminación artificial heteróloga
1, record 4, Spanish, inseminaci%C3%B3n%20artificial%20heter%C3%B3loga
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- inseminación artificial con esperma de donante 2, record 4, Spanish, inseminaci%C3%B3n%20artificial%20con%20esperma%20de%20donante
correct, feminine noun
- inseminación artificial con donante 3, record 4, Spanish, inseminaci%C3%B3n%20artificial%20con%20donante
correct, feminine noun
- inseminación artificial con semen de donante 4, record 4, Spanish, inseminaci%C3%B3n%20artificial%20con%20semen%20de%20donante
correct, feminine noun
- IAD 5, record 4, Spanish, IAD
correct, feminine noun
- IAD 5, record 4, Spanish, IAD
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Técnica de inseminación artificial en la cual se introduce el semen de un donante en la cavidad uterina, en el momento próximo a la ovulación, mediante el uso de una cánula u otro instrumento. 6, record 4, Spanish, - inseminaci%C3%B3n%20artificial%20heter%C3%B3loga
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La inseminación artificial heteróloga es cuando se utiliza semen de un donador (semen congelado de banco), y se indica cuando el varón no tiene espermatozoides o cuando es portador de alguna enfermedad hereditaria. No se recomienda usar semen fresco de donador por el riesgo de contraer el SIDA. 7, record 4, Spanish, - inseminaci%C3%B3n%20artificial%20heter%C3%B3loga
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-03-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Reproduction (Medicine)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- in vitro fertilization with donor oocytes
1, record 5, English, in%20vitro%20fertilization%20with%20donor%20oocytes
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- IVF-DO 2, record 5, English, IVF%2DDO
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- in vitro fertilization with donor eggs 3, record 5, English, in%20vitro%20fertilization%20with%20donor%20eggs
correct
- IVF with donor oocytes 1, record 5, English, IVF%20with%20donor%20oocytes
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In vitro fertilization where a woman recipient utilizes oocytes (eggs) provided by a woman donor for in vitro fertilization with the subsequent transfer of embryos to the recipient. 4, record 5, English, - in%20vitro%20fertilization%20with%20donor%20oocytes
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Patient: A 42-year-old woman who underwent IVF with donor oocytes. Intervention: After failed IVF attempts, the patient chose to undergo treatment with donor oocytes. Her 23-year-old oocyte donor underwent standard controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. Retrieved oocytes were fertilized in vitro, and two embryos were transferred at the blastocyst stage. 1, record 5, English, - in%20vitro%20fertilization%20with%20donor%20oocytes
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Reproduction (Médecine)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- fécondation in vitro avec don d'ovocytes
1, record 5, French, f%C3%A9condation%20in%20vitro%20avec%20don%20d%27ovocytes
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- FIV-DO 1, record 5, French, FIV%2DDO
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fécondation in vitro avec don d'ovocytes (FIV-DO). La seule possibilité de procréer en cas de ménopause précoce (hormis les cas rares d'ovaires insensibles) est par le don d'ovocytes. Les ovocytes peuvent provenir d'une source connue (don direct) ou anonyme. Dans le don direct, la donneuse est choisie par la patiente parmi sa famille ou ses amies. Ici, c'est la receveuse (et non le programme de FIV) qui est responsable du choix de la donneuse. Le don anonyme peut avoir plusieurs sources d'ovocytes. 1, record 5, French, - f%C3%A9condation%20in%20vitro%20avec%20don%20d%27ovocytes
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reproducción (Medicina)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- fertilización in vitro con ovocitos de donante
1, record 5, Spanish, fertilizaci%C3%B3n%20in%20vitro%20con%20ovocitos%20de%20donante
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
- FIV - OD 1, record 5, Spanish, FIV%20%2D%20OD
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- fertilización in vitro con óvulos de donante 2, record 5, Spanish, fertilizaci%C3%B3n%20in%20vitro%20con%20%C3%B3vulos%20de%20donante
correct, feminine noun
- fecundación in vitro con ovocitos de donante 3, record 5, Spanish, fecundaci%C3%B3n%20in%20vitro%20con%20ovocitos%20de%20donante
correct, feminine noun
- fecundación in vitro con óvulos de donante 4, record 5, Spanish, fecundaci%C3%B3n%20in%20vitro%20con%20%C3%B3vulos%20de%20donante
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fecundación in vitro en la cual se fertilizan los óvulos de una donante con el semen del varón pareja de la mujer receptora, transfiriendo después los embriones a la paciente receptora. 5, record 5, Spanish, - fertilizaci%C3%B3n%20in%20vitro%20con%20ovocitos%20de%20donante
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fertilización in vitro con ovocitos de donante (FIV - OD) [...] La utilización de ovocitos donados se aplica en parejas heterosexuales en que la mujer no tiene ovarios o sus ovarios no maduran [...] Los ovocitos donados son inseminados con los espermatozoides del marido y/o pareja de la receptora. El proceso de fecundación, desarrollo y transferencia embrionaria, sigue al igual que en la fecundación in vitro propiamente tal. 1, record 5, Spanish, - fertilizaci%C3%B3n%20in%20vitro%20con%20ovocitos%20de%20donante
Record 6 - internal organization data 2007-02-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Reproduction (Medicine)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- oligospermatism
1, record 6, English, oligospermatism
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- oligospermia 1, record 6, English, oligospermia
correct
- oligozoospermatism 1, record 6, English, oligozoospermatism
correct
- oligozoospermia 1, record 6, English, oligozoospermia
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A subnormal concentration of spermatozoa in the penile ejaculate. 1, record 6, English, - oligospermatism
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Reproduction (Médecine)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- oligospermie
1, record 6, French, oligospermie
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- oligozoospermie 2, record 6, French, oligozoospermie
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Diminution anormale du nombre de spermatozoïdes dans le sperme. 1, record 6, French, - oligospermie
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Reproducción (Medicina)
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- oligospermia
1, record 6, Spanish, oligospermia
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
- oligoespermia 2, record 6, Spanish, oligoespermia
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Alteración espermática que se manifiesta como bajo número de espermatozoides en el eyaculado, menos de 20 millones por mililitro. 3, record 6, Spanish, - oligospermia
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La Organización Mundial de la Salud(OMS) establecía que un hombre era fértil si su semen contenía 50 millones de espermatozoides. [Dicha organización] decidió rebajar esa cifra tras comprobarse, en un estudio con una población de más de mil varones, tanto fértiles como infértiles, que los primeros(con paternidad recientemente reconocida) aportaron una media de 20 millones por mililitro. [...] Hoy, por debajo de esta cantidad mínima los expertos diagnostican oligoespermia(escasez de espermatozoides), razón suficiente para que un donante sea rechazado en un banco de semen. 2, record 6, Spanish, - oligospermia
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