ReviewActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2019
Combined use of medically-assisted reproductive techniques: a new bioethical issue.
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- A narrative review of sperm selection technology for assisted reproduction techniques.Translational andrology and urology · 2024Review
- Dietary supplements for polycystic ovary syndrome.Journal of preventive medicine and hygiene · 2022Review
- Surrogacy and "Procreative Tourism". What Does the Future Hold from the Ethical and Legal Perspectives?Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimThe studies of Nobel laureate Robert Geoffrey Edwards led to the first in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer in 1978. Since then, reproductive medicine has made huge advances. Methods available to sterile couples now include: purchasing oocytes and sperm, uterus surrogacy, pre-implantation or pre-natal diagnosis, embryo/fetal selection. Here we highlight the fact that combinations of existing technologies could threaten the non-marketability of human life.
methodsWe searched PubMed and websites to find articles regarding assisted reproduction techniques.
resultsThese methods, taken separately, provide support for natural fertilization, but when used together, they may lead to genuine "baby factories". In poor countries, such "factories" exist and often act illegally.
conclusionsWe highlight the need for deeper bioethical studies and better legislation regarding the combined use of medically-assisted reproductive techniques.
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