Posthumous sperm retrieval
![intracytoplasmic sperm injection, the most common method of fertilisation using posthumously extracted sperm.](/Images/godic/202502/03/Icsi3023.JPG")
Posthumous sperm retrieval (PSR) is a procedure in which spermatozoa are extracted from a man after he has been pronounced legally brain dead. There has been significant debate over the ethicality and legality of the procedure, and on the legal rights of the child and surviving parent if the gametes are used for impregnation.