RESUMO
A follow-up study of the subsequent use of all postmortem frozen sperm samples during 2003-2010 is reported. Only the sister of one of the 10 unmarried deceased men was in contact with the bank. Four widows elected to discard the frozen sperm and all of the remaining spouses were uninterested in its fate. Because none of the samples were requested for use, the need for sperm procurement should be reconsidered.
Assuntos
Criopreservação , Concepção Póstuma , Preservação do Sêmen/métodos , Bancos de Esperma , Recuperação Espermática , Cônjuges , Adulto , Cadáver , Causas de Morte , Feminino , Seguimentos , Congelamento , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Política de Saúde , Humanos , Israel , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Concepção Póstuma/legislação & jurisprudência , Bancos de Esperma/legislação & jurisprudência , Recuperação Espermática/legislação & jurisprudência , Cônjuges/legislação & jurisprudência , Cônjuges/psicologia , Fatores de Tempo , Adulto JovemRESUMO
Under pressure from involved families and time limitations, Israeli judges tend to authorize postmortem sperm retrieval and freezing, even in unmarried men and in contradiction to current, albeit non-legally binding, guidelines of the Attorney General. Postmortem sperm retrieval in our institution (2003 to June 2009) was successful in 17 cases, motile sperm was found in 16/17, and cryopreservation was performed in 15/16: no application for use of any of the postmortem frozen samples has been performed thus far.
