Gender reassignment and assisted reproduction: An ethical analysis

Ethical and legal aspects of assisted reproduction practice in Asia.

This report describes the ethical and legal aspects of assisted reproduction technology (ART) that have been instituted in Asian countries. The data were collected by a questionnaire circulated to ART units in Asia. These are Taiwan, Singapore, Korea, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, Iran, India, Jordan, Malaysia, China, Israel, Hong Kong, Pakistan, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Persian Gulf countries....

Ethical issues in the provision of assisted reproduction

While the global and the Sri Lankan populations are still increasing those who require the whole range of infertility treatment is also on the rise. Ethical considerations in provision of infertility care have been a cause for concern from ancient times as to have a child, “even at any cost”, is a basic human biological need. With the availability of the higher levels of technology by way of As...

Ethical issues in assisted reproduction techniques for patients with disorders of sexual development

O-18: Framework of Informed Consent and Ethical Codes for Clinical Trials Especially Designed for Assisted Reproduction

Background Clinical trials are known as the most valid medical research. It is able to promote medical evidences on prevention, diagnosis, screening, treatment, and quality of life because in this type of study, an intervention is intentionally performed on subjects. Therefore, it encompasses ethical concerns and considerations, especially when human subjects are studied. In other words, clinic...

Why Gender Reassignment in Congenital Aphallia?

Congenital aphallia or penile agenesis is a complex urogenital malformation and an extremely rare condition in the medical literature with reported incidence of 1 in 30 million live births. The condition is apparent at birth and is almost never missed. Objectives behind the study were to present the management and solve the dilemma with congenital aphallia. We present a retrospective study of t...