Westwood Cryobank Medical Group, Inc.

921 Westwood Blvd. - Los Angeles, California 90024
Phone: 310-208-6765 - Fax: 310-208-3648

Selected Publications

Spermatogenesis and the Therapy of Infertility
E. T. Tyler and S. Payne, JAMA Vol. 134, No. 9:770, June, 1947. The authors suggest for the first time that male infertility might be a factor in infertile couples, discuss insemination, importance of basal body temperature and treatment of male infertility with gonadotropins, possibly thyroid medication, etc.

Male Infertility: Status of Treatment, Prevention and Current Research
E. T. Tyler, H.O. Singher, JAMA, Vol. 160, No. 2: 91, January, 1956. The article presents information on insemination using donor and husband specimens and reports a successful pregnancy after cryopreservation.

The Clinical Use of Frozen Sperm Banks
E.T. Tyler, Fertil Steril, Vol. 24, No. 5:13, May, 1973. Publication discusses, techniques of cryopreservation and intrauterine insemination and reports successful pregnancy after two and a half years of sperm cryopreservation.

Artificial Donor Insemination with Frozen Human Semen
S. Friedman, Fertil Steril, Vol. 28 No. 11:1230, Nov. 1977. The article reports our experience with using frozen sperm for insemination and stresses the importance of education, emotional and psychological support.

For Donor Insemination, Do You Prefer Fresh or Frozen-Thawed Semen? What is the Basis for Your Preference?
R.D. Amelar, L. Dubin, M. Perez-Pelaez, A.J. Sobrero, J.J. Marik, International Journal of Fertility, Vol. 25 No. 7: 1980. Open Forum Discussion of the advantages of having frozen sperm available at any time and protection frozen sperm usage provides to patients.

Homologous Artificial Insemination after Long Term Semen Cryopreservation
S. Friedman, S. Broder, Fertil Steril, Vol. 35, No. 3:321. March, 1981. A Report of successful pregnancy using sperm cryopreserved for 7 years. It discusses the advantages of cryopreservation for fertility "insurance" prior to vasectomy.

Donor Fertility in an Artificial Insemination Program
H. L Thorneycroft, M. Bustillo, J. Marik. Fertil Steril, Vol. 41, No. 1: 144, January,1994. The article studies changes in fertility of semen specimen preserved and thawed in Tyler Medical Clinic artificial insemination program.

Paternity By Proxy. Artificial Insemination With Donor Sperm
L. S. Fidell, J. Marik; M.D., et al. In Gender in Transmission, Planum Publishing: 1989. The article describes the psychological impact on the wife, husband/mate, child and donor. It also studies public attitudes to donor insemination, selection of donors and the recipients.

Pregnancy After 20 Years of Sperm Cryopreservation
J. Marik. Journal of Reproductive Medicine, Vol. 43, No. 10:922,1998