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Therapeutic insemination by donor II: A review of its known risks

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2009

Jeanne V Linden  and
John K Critser
Jeanne V Linden*
Affiliation:
Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research, New York State Department of Health, Albany, New York
John K Critser
Affiliation:
Cryobiology Research Institute, Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
*
Wadsworth Center for Laboratories and Research, New York State Department of Health, PO Box 509, Albany, NY 12201–0509, New York, USA.
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In an effort to summarize the potential risks of therapeutic insemination by donor (TID), including a review of cases of disease attributed to donor semen, a MEDLINE literature search was conducted to identify all published case reports of transmissible diseases occurring in donor semen recipients published in English between 1975 and 1992. The reference list for each article was reviewed to locate additional published case reports. Pertinent case reports were compiled according to disease agent and classified into viral, bacterial and other categories.

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Reproductive Medicine Review , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , March 1995 , pp. 19 - 29
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1995

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