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IVF - In Vitro Fertilization
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Artificial Reproductive Technologies are being promoted as an effective and compassionate answer to the suffering of infertility. In order to evaluate the accuracy of that statement and identify and evaluate any associated issues from the medical as well as moral/ethical perspective we need to be informed. The resources listed below are meant to highlight a comprehensive overview of pertinent topics.
Helpful Links
What is IVF and Surrogacy?
· https://www.ncbcenter.org/ Do a search for IVF and surrogacy.
Should we tell our children they are conceived through IVF?
· https://www.ncregister.com/commentaries/ivf-how-to-tell-children-conceived-dmq?
The morality of IVF
· https://www.ncregister.com/blog/ivf-and-moral-cooperation-with-evil
· https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?lat=44.29773000000006&lon=-94.72567999999995#.Wo9rW_xG3IU
Mental and Behavioral Issues in individuals conceived through IVF.
· https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36166695/
· https://bioethics.hms.harvard.edu/journal/donor-technology
Frozen Embryos
Long term outcome for children conceived through IVF
· https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0015028223003072
· https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2785801#google_vignette