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Reactions from family of origin to the disclosure of lesbian motherhood via donor insemination
Most studies of planned lesbian motherhood via donor insemination (DI) have sampled lesbian mothers in individualistic societies where adults have relatively distant connection to their family of origin. Our study examined the experiences of biological and non-biological lesbian mothers in five families who had children through DI after disclosing their motherhood status to their family networks in Portugal, a familistic society. The first theme identified by thematic analysis, âBut why do you want to have a child?â encapsulated the reactions of biological mothersâ family of origin to the announcement of motherhood. Disclosure was mostly met by a shocked response in the extended family, rooted in the belief that lesbian women should not have children. The second theme, âBut you werenât pregnant, how is this your child?â summarized the reactions of non-biological mothersâ family of origin to the disclosure of motherhood status as they considered refusing to recognize their grandchild in the absence of biological connection. Prejudice against lesbian-mother family formation was associated with the specific intersection of lesbianism and motherhood, but relationships between the mothers and their families were largely repaired because of familistic values
Local gamma-aminobutyric acid and glutamate circuit control of hypophyseotrophic corticotropin-releasing factor neuron activity in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus
Peritonite infecciosa felina: 13 casos Feline infectious peritonitis: 13 cases
Numa pesquisa realizada em tecidos de 638 gatos necropsiados, foram encontrados 13 casos (2,03%) de peritonite infecciosa felina. Oito desses casos (61,53%) eram da forma efusiva ou Ășmida, e 5 apresentavam a forma seca ou nĂŁo-efusiva da doença. A idade dos gatos afetados variou de 2 meses a 3 anos. Doze gatos (92,30%) eram de raças puras, cinco deles (38,47%) eram oriundos de ambientes onde havia mais de um gato e trĂȘs eram provenientes de um mesmo gatil. A duração da doença clĂnica foi de 7 a 45 dias e os sinais clĂnicos incluĂram emagrecimento, anorexia, diarrĂ©ia, icterĂcia, vĂŽmito, linfadenopatia e distĂșrbios neurolĂłgicos. Os achados de necropsia na forma Ășmida incluĂam excesso de lĂquido viscoso (50ml a 1 litro), translĂșcido ou levemente opaco na cavidade peritoneal e, em um caso, na cavidade torĂĄcica. Exsudato fibrinoso cobria as superfĂcies serosas dos ĂłrgĂŁos abdominais dando-lhes aspecto granular e brancacento. Na forma seca, havia mĂșltiplos focos granulomatosos sob a superfĂcie serosa e para o interior do parĂȘnquima de ĂłrgĂŁos abdominais; esses achados eram particularmente proeminentes nos rins. Opacidade de cĂłrnea foi observada em um gato. Histologicamente, havia graus variĂĄveis de vasculite e perivasculite piogranulomatosa, particularmente em arterĂolas. Meningite ou meningoencefalite piogranulomatosa foram observadas em trĂȘs gatos com a forma seca de peritonite infecciosa felina.<br>In a survey carried out in tissue specimens from 638 necropsied cats, 13 cases (2.03%) of feline infectious peritonitis were found. Eight of those (61.53%) were of the effusive or wet form and five had the dry non-effusive form of the disease. Ages of affected cats varied from 2-months to 3 yeas. Twelve affected cats (92.30%) were purebreds, five of these cats (38.47%) came from households with more than one cat and three of them came from the same comercial cat raising facility. The duration of clinical courses were 7-45 days and clinical signs included loss of weight, anorexia, diarrhea, jaundice, vomiting, swollen lymph nodes, and neurological disturbances. Necropsy findings, in the wet form included excess of yellowish viscous tanslucent or slightly opaque fluid (50ml-1 liter) in the peritoneal cavity and (in one case) thoracic cavity. Fibrinous exudate covered the serosal surfaces of abdominal organs imparting a whitish, granular, frost-like appearance to them. In the dry form there were multiple granulomatous foci underneath the serosal surface, which extended into the parenchyma of abdominal organs; these findings were particularly prominent in the kidneys. Corneal opacity was observed in one cat. Histologically, there were variable degrees of disseminated piogranulomatous vasculitis and perivasculitis particularly in arterioles. Pyogranulomatous meningitis or meningoencephalitis were observed in three cats with the dry form of feline infectious peritonitis