Do à la carte menus serve infertility patients? The ethics and regulation of in vitro fertility add-ons.

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Do à la carte menus serve infertility patients? The ethics and regulation of in vitro fertility add-ons.

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Add-on treatments are the new black. They are provided (most frequently, sold) to patients undergoing in vitro fertilization on the premise that they will improve the chances of having a baby. However, the regulation of add-ons is consistently minimal, meaning that they are introduced into routine practice before they have been shown to improve the live birth rate. Debate on the adequacy of this light-touch approach rages. Defenders argue that demands for a rigorous approval process are pater...

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Date created

2019-12

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Wilkinson, Jack / Malpas, Phillipa / Hammarberg, Karin / Mahoney Tsigdinos, Pamela / Lensen, Sarah / Jackson, Emily / Harper, Joyce / Mol, Ben W

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http://hdl.handle.net/2292/50688

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Humans / Infertility / Treatment Outcome / Combined Modality Therapy / Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Fertilization in Vitro / Pregnancy Rate / Evidence-Based Medicine / Fertility / Pregnancy / Informed Consent / Policy Making / Female / Male / Live Birth

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