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. 1975 Apr;1(1):36–38. doi: 10.1136/jme.1.1.36

Cryobanking of human sperm

Mark S Frankel 1,1
PMCID: PMC1154441  PMID: 1165574

Abstract

This brief essay discusses some of the medical and social uses of banking human semen as well as many of the ethical issues which emerge from the application of this technology.

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