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    ranging from $10,000 to $12,000 per attempt, and that does not guarantee 100% success rate. There are also chances for abandoned eggs, where eggs are just stored and not used, and for the male perspective, sperm is used again and again. As we discussed earlier in the paper, multiple use of the same sperm is a problem in the Catholic Church, and it has important implications for the relationship of the family to the donor. There can be new kinds of families, where the donor is technically the…

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    Varicocele Research Paper

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    Varicocele A varicocele is a swelling of veins in the scrotum. The scrotum is the sac that contains the testicles. Varicoceles can occur on either side of the scrotum but are more common on the left side. They occur most often in teenage boys and young men. In most cases, varicoceles are not a serious problem. Many are small and painless and do not require treatment. Tests may be done to confirm the diagnosis. Treatment may be needed if: • A varicocele is large, causes a lot of pain, or…

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    Whitman gave an introduction of her, asked more about our inability to conceive, and discussed the success rate of a myriad of fertility procedures executed in the medical facility. Additionally, my husband had a semen analysis completed to analyze his sperm count to rule out infertility on his behalf. Before our departure, I walked excitedly to the laboratory to give a blood specimen for an evaluation of hormone levels. Following the specimen I gave, a courteous receptionist scheduled us for…

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    years of scientific advancements, people have gained access to the sperm banks where sperm gets frozen in liquid nitrogen to be used for later use. One of the most famous banks was The Repository for Germinal Choice created by Robert Klark Graham which was publicized in 1970 (Plotz 1). Although there are many men who can’t have biological children due to many reasons including; low sperm count, poor sperm motility, and abnormal sperm shape (Simon 1), the main question still stands. Should we…

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    when the gametes are mature, they are released into seawater. The seawater carries the gametes where they will fertilize and develop. How does the sperm find the eggs? The jelly coating on the mature eggs produce a chemical signal that attracts sperm (Gilbert, 2000). This method of sperm finding egg must have a protection mechanism for the right sperm to find the right egg. The sea urchins have a particular bindin receptors that look specifically…

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    1999). Despite the competition between possible sire, namely due to spermiophages from each male attacking foreign sperm, pooling semen will not have any adverse effects on the overall fertility of a commercial sample (Barnes et al. 1996) This can explain why both samples of fresh semen, namely treatments 1 and 2, showed little difference between each other. The treatment…

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    Crupina vulgaris Crupina vulgaris is a class A federal noxious weed under the asteraceae family and dicot group, and is part of the spermatophyta subdivision that produces seeds (Natural Resources Conservation Service 2016). C. vulgaris is commonly known as Bearded creeper or Common crupina. It is a winter annual weed that can grow 1 m or 1 to four feet tall (Crupina vulgaris 2015) with three sterile and two fertile flowers (Crupina vulgaris (bearded creeper) 2011) pink to purple in color. C.…

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    hundred tightly coiled tubules lined with germs cells. These tubules serve as the site of sperm production. Inside of these tubules spermatogonia progress to spermatocytes, then spermatids, and finally sperm. Also inside, sustentacular cells serve as a means of support. These cells control the environment by removing wastes, providing nutrients, and providing antibody protection as well as regulating sperm production. Interstitial cells outside of the tubules secrete testosterone and stimulates…

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    Sperm Research Paper

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    A. Size and Structure - sperm, the smallest cell within the human body, are only a few micrometers long. It is composed of a head, midpiece, and tail. Within the head are the nucleus, condensed DNA containing 23 chromosomes, and the acrosome. The acrosome is located at the end of the head and is considered a modified lysozome containing digestive enzymes that are capable of breaking through the outer layer of an egg. The midpiece of the sperm contains mitochondria that produce the energy for the…

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    become the beginning of nightmare to children at the same time. Surrogacy has been a thorny issue. It should not be encouraged. There are two forms of surrogacy. In traditional, surrogate mother would use her own egg along with intended father’s sperm. The process is accomplished through artificial insemination. Therefore, surrogate mother is the genetic mother of the resulting baby. In gestational, only being the carrier of…

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