Reply: Mirror exchange of donor gametes should also accommodate scientific research

Donor gametes: anonymous or identified?

The practice of gamete donation has, until recently, been shrouded in secrecy. The stigma associated with infertility and, in particular, donor insemination has been the main factor contributing to this secrecy. Over the last 20 years, this secrecy and the anonymity of the gamete donors has been challenged. In the first instance, the challenge came from governments in some countries legislating...

Negotiating boundaries: Accessing donor gametes in India

BACKGROUND This paper documents how couples and providers access donor materials for conception in the Indian context and perceptions about using them. The objective is to facilitate understanding of critical issues and relevant concerns. METHODS A postal survey was conducted with a sample of 6000 gynaecologists and in-depth interviews were -conducted with 39 gynaecologists in four cities. ...

Should Priority Setting Also Be Concerned About Profound Socio-Economic Transformations? A Response to Recent Commentary

Procuring gametes for research and therapy.

In the United Kingdom the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has statutory responsibility for regulating practice in the areas of assisted procreation and research on human embryos. As such it has an almost unique responsibility in the United Kingdom for ethical review of both clinical research and practice in a given field. It is therefore interesting to ask whether it has a u...

Who should travel in kidney exchange programs: the donor, or the organ?

There is an increasing gap worldwide between the demand for and supply of kidneys for transplantation, and the situation in Canada is no exception. In most North American and European countries, the number of deceased-donor kidneys available for transplant is insufficient to meet the need. Among the measures that have been implemented to alleviate this shortage are (1) widening the eligibility ...