Some comments on Dr Iglesias's paper, 'In vitro fertilisation: the major issues'.

In vitro fertilisation: the major issues.

In vitro fertilisation is now an established technique for treating some forms of infertility, yet it remains ethically controversial. New developments, such as embryo donation and embryo freezing, have led to further discussion. We briefly discuss the ethical aspects of IVF, focusing on the issues of resource allocation, the 'unnaturalness' of the procedure, the moral status of the embryo, sur...

Pregnancy Rate after First Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection-In Vitro Fertilisation Cycle in Patients with Endometriomawith or without Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis

Education & Debate

One of the few examples of explicit rationing in the National Health Service is provided by in vitro fertilisation. Ofsix purchasing authorities examined three have decided against buying in vitro fertilisation while three have decided in favour. The decisions reflect local factors such as the absence or presence of local providers and the views of the public and health professionals. But in vi...

Thinking twice: cloning and in vitro fertilization.

Human cloning and in vitro fertilisation may seem very different procedures; certainly, they are regarded very differently by many people at the present time. IVF is seen as a mainstream procedure raising few ethical problems, while cloning, or ‘reproductive’ cloning, is widely regarded as beyond the moral pale. In this paper, I argue that the two procedures have more in common than might at fi...

An In - Vitro study on the effect of Iranian soft drinks on enamel microhardness of primary teeth

An In - Vitro study on the effect of Iranian soft drinks on enamel microhardness of primary teeth Dr. B. Ajami* - Dr. M. Ebrahimi** - Dr. S. Karbasi*** *- Associate Professor of Pedodontics Dept. – Faculty of Dentistry – Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. **- Assistant Professor of Pedodontics Dept. – Faculty of Dentistry – Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. ***- Dentist. Background a...