Psychological Aspects of Human Artificial Insemination

Rubin, Bernard

doi:10.1001/archpsyc.1965.01730020023003

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“…Most workers have concluded that the emotional and psychological problems within marriages into which AID children were born have been few (Guttmacher, 1960;Rubin, 1965;Kleegman & Kaufman, 1966;Behrman, 1968;Sandier, 1972), and the marriages were undoubtedly improved and enriched (Jackson, 1957b;Rabosh & Tomasek, 1967). A dissenting opinion was that of Gerstel (1963) who reported upon a highly selected group of patients referred because of problems arising after the birth of their AID children.…”

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“…The requirement for AI is apparent when one realizes that 9-15 % of marriages have sub-fertility problems (Gerber, 1968;Sandier, 1972;Peel, 1973;Behrman & Kistner, 1975), and of these, in 10-50% of the cases the responsibility resides totally with the husband (Rubin, 1965;McLaren, 1973;Jones & Bodmer, 1974). 251 Thus in Great Britain about 16,000 marriages per year will be infertile because of the husband.…”

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The use of fresh and frozen semen in human artificial insemination

Jackson¹,

Richardson

1977

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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In a medical practice in which artificial insemination has been carried out for over 40 years, 40 % of women inseminated with donor semen (AID), and 21 % inseminated with homologous semen (AIH) gave birth to children. Up to December 1975, 399 pregnancies were achieved using fresh donor semen and nineteen with deep-frozen semen. There was no apparent increase in the incidence of birth anomalies in children conceived with frozen semen, nor was there a significant increase in the incidence of stillbirths, ectopic pregnancy or miscarriage when compared to the rate in the normal population. Eight conceptions were achieved using deep-frozen semen stored for 6 months or longer, and one pregnancy was achieved with a specimen frozen for 3 years. Good cryosurvival was observed in semen frozen for up to 6-7 years. The development of many of the children was followed, and it was concluded that the great majority of marriages into which AID children were born, were undoubtedly enriched and psychological and sociological problems were few. The whole field still awaits the implementation of recommendations concerning the legal status of children born as a result of AID.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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The use of fresh and frozen semen in human artificial insemination

Jackson¹,

Richardson

1977

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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“…Whilst many people may be supportive of helping the infertile, as some donors have commented, many people, even the same people, may feel uncomfortable with the issues surrounding sexuality and the separation of social and genetic fatherhood that DI facilitates. 46 Sweden as the first country to implement legislation allowing DI offspring access to the identity of the relevant donor, will also be the first to have to respond to the issues which arise when some of these offspring do eventually seek to identify and contact donors. This research is important in that it outlines the attitudes of some of these men to this possibility, and consequently gives an idea of the kind of reception that offspring may receive if they do try to contact 'their' donors.…”

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The Views of Semen Donors regarding the Swedish Insemination Act 1984

Kr¹,

Hl²,

Ip³

1998

Medical Law International

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The Swedish Insemination Act (1984) provides for offspring who were conceived by donor insemination (DI) the right to have access to the identity of the donor when they have reached maturity. This paper reports on the attitudes and views of donors in a Swedish clinic in relation to the Act. It looks at the debate that occurred at the time of the introduction of the Act and the arguments both for and against the maintenance of traditional donor anonymity. It looks at the effect the Act has had on the numbers and types of men donating and considers the implications of the actions taken by some infertile couples to prevent their child from finding out the identity of the relevant donor. It also looks at the issues which the Swedish welfare services will need particularly to consider as the time approaches when the first of the DI offspring conceived under this legislation come to 'maturity', and start requesting access to information about donors. The attitudes of donors in this study are then compared with those of donors in other countries. Finally, the legislative approach taken in Sweden is compared with the more educative approach undertaken in New Zealand to the issue.

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“…Donor insemination (DI) has been a treatment option for couples with male infertility for the past 100 hundred years (Rubin, 1965). It is estimated that up to 30 000 children are born each year in the US as a result of DI (US Congress, 1988).…”

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Psychology: A comparison of single and married recipients of donor insemination

1996

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There has been some controversy surrounding the use of donor insemination (DI) for single women. The purpose of the present study was to compare psychological characteristics of married versus single women who were DI recipients. A total of 17 single women and 17 married women completed psychological questionnaires regarding psychiatric symptomatology, self-esteem, and their attitudes towards DI prior to treatment. There were no significant differences between the groups in psychiatric symptomatology or level of self-esteem. A significant difference was found in the amount of time taken to decide to use DI with single women waiting longer. There were no significant differences between groups in reported concerns about the child. There were significant differences in attitudes towards disclosure with more single than married women reporting that they would tell the child about using DI to conceive.

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Psychological Aspects of Human Artificial Insemination

Cited by 28 publications

References 17 publications

The use of fresh and frozen semen in human artificial insemination

The use of fresh and frozen semen in human artificial insemination

The Views of Semen Donors regarding the Swedish Insemination Act 1984

Psychology: A comparison of single and married recipients of donor insemination

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