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The ‘Kangaroo-Method’ for Treating Low Birth Weight Babies in a Developing Country” (1994), by Nils Bergman and Agneta Jürisoo
By: Claire E. Grayson
| Published: May 24, 2018
In the 1994 article “The ‘Kangaroo-Method’ for Treating Low Birth Weight Babies in a Developing Country,” authors Nils Bergman and Agneta Jürisoo…
LiteratureInfant CareMother and infantInfants--Care--AfricaZimbabwe
Ooplasmic Transfer Technology
By: Dorothy R. Haskett
| Published: Aug 18, 2014
Ooplasmic transfer, also called cytoplasmic transfer, is an outside the body, in vitro fertilization (IVF) technique. Ooplasmic transfer in humans (…
TechnologyFertilization in vitro, HumanFertilization in Vitro
2D Obstetric Ultrasound
By: Sean Cohmer
| Published: Jan 01, 2012
The development of the obstetric ultrasound has allowed physicians and embryologists to obtain a clear picture of the developing human embryo and…
TechnologyUltrasonographyReproductionmedicineHuman Development
The Human Genome Project (1990-2003)
By: Tian Zhu, Tito Carvalho
| Published: May 06, 2014
The Human Genome Project (HGP) was an international scientific effort to sequence the entire human genome, that is, to produce a map of the base…
OrganizationsHuman Genome ProjectNational Center for Human Genome Research (U.S.)National Human Genome Research Institute (U.S.)Sequence Analysis, DNA
Plan B: Emergency Contraceptive Pill
By: Aliya Buttar, Sheraden Seward
| Published: Sep 04, 2008
Plan B is a progestin-only emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) that can be taken within seventy-two hours of unprotected sex in order to prevent an…
TechnologyContraceptionReproductionReproductive Rights
Test-Tube Baby
By: Stephen C. Ruffenach
| Published: Jan 13, 2009
A test-tube baby is the product of a successful human reproduction that results from methods beyond sexual intercourse between a man and a woman and…
Artificial InseminationInsemination, ArtificialethicsReproductionFertilization
Social Implications of Non-Invasive Blood Tests to Determine the Sex of Fetuses
By: Ceara O'Brien
| Published: Mar 23, 2014
By 2011, researchers in the US had established that non-invasive blood tests can accurately determine the gender of a human fetus as early as seven…
ContextDiagnostic sex determinationSex PreselectionFetusSex Determination Analysis
Transvaginal Ultrasound-Guided Oocyte Retrieval
By: Alison Lane
| Published: Dec 14, 2020
Transvaginal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval, also known as egg retrieval, is a surgical technique used by medical professionals to extract mature…
TechnologyTransvaginal ultrasonographyFertilization in VitroLaparoscopic surgeryMinimally Invasive Surgery
Thesis: Human Preconception Sex Selection: Informing the Public of Sex Selection Methods and Ethical Considerations
By: Alysse Blight
| Published: Feb 26, 2021
By questioning methods of sex selection since their early development, and often discovering that they are unreliable, scientists have increased the…
Sex PreselectionSex SelectionEthics, MedicalMedical Ethicsethics
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
By: Nathalie Antonios
| Published: Mar 24, 2011
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) involves testing for specific genetic conditions prior to the implantation of an embryo in the uterine wall.…
TechnologyPreimplantation DiagnosisReproductionFertilizationgenetic testing