Add to ORKGBACKGROUND: The huge potential of human embryonic stem cells has been a subject of wide discussion as regards the ethical and legal justi®cation of using human embryos for establishing such cell lines. The opinions of infertile couples and their willingness to donate their supernumerary embryos for stem cell research have not been investigated earlier. METHODS: We conducted an analysis of the answers of couples who were asked to give informed consent as regards donating their embryos for stem cell research in our IVF unit in 2001±2002. RESULTS: Ninety-two percent of the couples gave informed consent as regards establishing and characterizing embryonic stem cell lines from the embryos which could not be used in their infertility treatment. D...
BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate attitudes towards the donation of surplus em...
Using donated human embryos for scientific research raises ethical questions about the donation proc...
The advice that should be given to a couple considering assisted reproductive technologies for the t...
BACKGROUND: The recent derivation of embryonic stem cell lines from human blastocysts and related im...
BACKGROUND: The recent derivation of embryonic stem cell lines from human blastocysts and related im...
Background. When performing in-vitro fertilization (IVF), more embryos than needed are often derived...
INTRODUCTION: Decision-making on embryo disposition is a source of distress and is subject to change...
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to assess infertile couples ' attitudes toward the procedu...
Aim: Studies consistently show that the number of couples requiring donor gametes to conceive greatl...
Objective: To survey clients with stored frozen embryos regarding intention to donate embryos to oth...
Context: The reduction or loss of natural fertility is deeply painful in couples that are considerin...
Couples undergoing IVF in Switzerland may have embryos in excess of their clinical need that they ca...
Between 2011 and 2012, 213 heterosexual couples undergoing fertility treatments in a Portuguese publ...
The continued significance of human embryonic stem cell research and recent advances in human somati...
The use of human embryos is a key controversy in public debates on stem cell research (SCR), yet lit...
BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate attitudes towards the donation of surplus em...
Using donated human embryos for scientific research raises ethical questions about the donation proc...
The advice that should be given to a couple considering assisted reproductive technologies for the t...
BACKGROUND: The recent derivation of embryonic stem cell lines from human blastocysts and related im...
BACKGROUND: The recent derivation of embryonic stem cell lines from human blastocysts and related im...
Background. When performing in-vitro fertilization (IVF), more embryos than needed are often derived...
INTRODUCTION: Decision-making on embryo disposition is a source of distress and is subject to change...
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to assess infertile couples ' attitudes toward the procedu...
Aim: Studies consistently show that the number of couples requiring donor gametes to conceive greatl...
Objective: To survey clients with stored frozen embryos regarding intention to donate embryos to oth...
Context: The reduction or loss of natural fertility is deeply painful in couples that are considerin...
Couples undergoing IVF in Switzerland may have embryos in excess of their clinical need that they ca...
Between 2011 and 2012, 213 heterosexual couples undergoing fertility treatments in a Portuguese publ...
The continued significance of human embryonic stem cell research and recent advances in human somati...
The use of human embryos is a key controversy in public debates on stem cell research (SCR), yet lit...
BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate attitudes towards the donation of surplus em...
Using donated human embryos for scientific research raises ethical questions about the donation proc...
The advice that should be given to a couple considering assisted reproductive technologies for the t...