sperm donation

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• Sperm donation — is the provision (or ‘donation’) by a man, (known as a ‘sperm donor’), of his sperm, with the intention that it be used to impregnate a woman who is not usually the man s sexual partner, in order to produce a child. A sperm donor is the natural… …   Wikipedia

• Sperm bank — A sperm bank or cryobank is a facility that collects and stores human sperm mainly from sperm donors, primarily for the purpose of achieving pregnancies through third party reproduction, notably by artificial insemination. Sperm donated in this… …   Wikipedia

• Sperm donor limitation by country — The limit of how many families or couples a sperm donor may assist varies with country. The main reason to limit sperm donors is the risk of accidental consanguinity between donor conceived people.Overview tableBy countryAustraliaIn Victoria,… …   Wikipedia

• donation */*/ — UK [dəʊˈneɪʃ(ə)n] / US [doʊˈneɪʃ(ə)n] noun Word forms donation : singular donation plural donations 1) a) [countable] money or goods that you give to an organization, especially one that helps people The bank has promised a donation of £24… …   English dictionary

• Sperm — The term sperm is derived from the Greek word (σπέρμα) sperma (meaning seed ) and refers to the male reproductive cells. In the types of sexual reproduction known as anisogamy and oogamy, there is a marked difference in the size of the gametes… …   Wikipedia

• donation — do|na|tion [ dou neıʃn ] noun ** 1. ) count money or goods that you give to an organization, especially one that helps people: The bank has promised a donation of $24 million toward the disaster fund. a ) uncount the act of giving money or goods… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Donation (disambiguation) — See also information on donating to the Wikimedia Foundation. Donation may refer to: Donation, a gift given, typically to a cause or/and for charitable purposes Donation box, a box used to collect donations Car donation, the practice of giving… …   Wikipedia

• donation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ generous, large, sizeable, substantial ▪ small ▪ company, corporate ▪ personal …   Collocations dictionary

• sperm — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ donated ▪ frozen VERB + SPERM ▪ produce ▪ donate SPERM + VERB ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• donation — [dəʊˈneɪʃ(ə)n] noun 1) [C] money or goods that you give to an organization a generous donation[/ex] 2) [C/U] the process of giving something such as blood, SPERM, or a part of your body to help someone else …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• Egg donation — Intervention MeSH D018587 Egg donation is the process by which a woman provides one or several (usually 10 15) eggs (ova, oocytes) for purposes of assisted reproduction or biomedical research. For assisted reproduction purposes, egg d …   Wikipedia