Abstract:
:In January 2016, Melissa Cook, a California gestational surrogate experiencing a multiple-birth pregnancy following the in vitro fertilization (IVF) transfer of three embryos comprised of donor eggs and sperm provided by the intended father, went to the media when the intended father requested that she undergo a fetal reduction because twins were less expensive to raise than triplets. Much of the legal interest in this case to date has centered on the enforceability of surrogacy contracts. However, the Cook case also raises troubling issues about fertility treatment practices involving gestational surrogates, twin preference, and third-party reproduction medical decision-making. This paper focuses on multiple-embryo transfers in the context of US surrogacy arrangements. Offering an original analysis of data obtained from the US national-assisted reproduction registry, it examines single- and multiple-embryo transfer trends over a 12-year period (2003 to 2014). Findings reveal that recommended guidelines were followed in fewer than 42% of the cases in 2014. The paper argues that ensuring equitable medical treatment for all recipients of IVF requires the adoption of treatment guidelines tailored to, and offering protections for, specific patient groups, and that, once in place, guidelines must be robustly implemented.
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J Assist Reprod Genetjournal_title
Journal of assisted reproduction and geneticsauthors
White PMdoi
10.1007/s10815-017-0885-7subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-04-01 00:00:00pages
431-443issue
4eissn
1058-0468issn
1573-7330pii
10.1007/s10815-017-0885-7journal_volume
34pub_type
杂志文章,评审abstract:PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate whether polymorphisms in the tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 gene (TIMP3) are associated with the risk of preeclampsia (PE) in Han Chinese women. METHODS:Nine single TIMP3 tag-single nucleotide polymorphisms were selected by Haploview and genotyped using the Seq...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-015-0529-8
更新日期:2015-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To investigate whether unexplained infertility at a young age demonstrates manifestations of decreased ovarian reserve. METHODS:A total of 100 women were divided into two equally sized groups. The study group comprised women aged ≤ 37 years diagnosed with unexplained infertility, and the control group included...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-019-01467-0
更新日期:2019-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:We reported previously on the use of coculture with cumulus cells in insemination medium for the development of human embryos in vitro. Here we describe a prospective trial to determine if this procedure has a significant beneficial effect. METHODS:On the day after insemination, zygotes were randomized for cul...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF02068862
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:This binational qualitative study of medical egg freezing (MEF) examined women's motivations and experiences, including their perceived needs for patient-centered care in the midst of fertility- and life-threatening diagnoses. METHODS:Forty-five women who had undertaken MEF were interviewed in the USA (33 wome...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-017-1081-5
更新日期:2018-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::The use of immature oocytes subjected to in vitro maturation (IVM) opens interesting perspectives for fertility preservation where ovarian reserves are damaged by pathologies or therapies, as in PCO/PCOS and cancer patients. Human oocyte cryopreservation may offer some advantages compared to embryo freezing, such as f...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s10815-017-1005-4
更新日期:2017-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Achieving successful somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) in the human and subhuman primate relative to other mammals has been questioned for a variety of technical and logistical issues. Here we summarize the gradual evolution of SCNT technology from the perspective of oocyte quality and cell cycle status that has re...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 历史文章,杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1007/s10815-013-0053-7
更新日期:2013-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The aim of this analysis was to study whether monozygotic twinning (MZT) events occur in clusters after IVF and, if so, to explore possible explanations for this clustering. METHODS:This is a retrospective cohort study carried out in a single, large university-affiliated reproductive medicine practice. Medical...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-015-0616-x
更新日期:2016-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To conduct a prospective randomized study in order to investigate the effect of recombinant HCG (rHCG) on oocyte nuclear and cytoplasm maturity compared to urinary HCG (uHCG), for inducing ovulation in women treated with ICSI for male factor infertility. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We compared 89 patients randomly a...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1007/s10815-008-9262-x
更新日期:2008-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To evaluate the relative cost-effectiveness of recombinant and urinary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in assisted reproduction techniques in the Spanish National Health Service. METHODS:Markov modelling was used to compare costs and outcomes of three complete treatment cycles using recombinant or urinary F...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1023/a:1024899806149
更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To compare basal and clomiphene citrate (CC) induced follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), estradiol (E2), and inhibin B levels with ultrasound indices of ovarian reserve in infertile women and to test the prognostic value of these tests on response to ovarian stimulation in in vitro fertilization (IVF). METHODS...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1023/b:jarg.0000025936.73125.b4
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to investigate a novel mutation in the luteinizing hormone beta-subunit (LHB) gene in one male patient with hypogonadism due to selective luteinizing hormone (LH) deficiency. METHODS:Sanger sequencing of one 28-year-old man born to consanguineous parents was performed. Treatment w...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-018-1133-5
更新日期:2018-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To evaluate the impact of subtle progesterone (P4) rise on the day of HCG on pregnancy outcome in ICSI patients stimulated with long agonist protocol. METHODS:One hundred forty-nine consecutive controlled ovarian hyperstimulation cycles for ICSI using long luteal agonist protocol. RESULTS:Mean serum progester...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-009-9309-7
更新日期:2009-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:This prospective study compared the effects of four sperm preparation methods on semen samples with normal sperm parameters. The samples were obtained from husbands of infertile couples being evaluated at a fertility center in New York City. Twenty-nine of 51 men in the study (56.9%) had fathered a child within...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF01228091
更新日期:1993-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To investigate the impact of late follicular phase serum estradiol (E2) levels on implantation and pregnancy outcomes of cleavage stage cryopreserved/thawed embryos transferred in programmed cycles with exogenous hormonal replacement. METHODS:Retrospective cohort analysis of IVF patients with transfer of cryop...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-014-0402-1
更新日期:2015-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To evaluate the efficiency of an original slow freezing protocol on the quality and function of human ovarian cortex. METHODS:Human ovarian tissues were cryopreserved using a freezing medium supplemented with propanediol and raffinose as cryoprotectants and antioxidants (L-glutamine, taurine). Samples were the...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-012-9917-5
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:This study compared the impact of using the Steiner-Tan pseudo double lumen needle for antral follicle oocyte retrieval to using a conventional non-flushing needle. The Steiner-Tan needle has a much smaller dead space than the needles commonly used for IVM oocyte retrievals. METHODS:This was a retrospective co...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-013-0006-1
更新日期:2013-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The purpose was to demonstrate the leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) expression in different endometrial locations between fertile and infertile women throughout different menstrual phases. The relationship between progesterone level and LIF expression were evaluated. METHODS:Endometrial biopsies were performed...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1023/a:1009457016871
更新日期:2000-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:INTRODUCTION:In vitro fertilisation has become a very common procedure in the infertility practice due to both accessibility and good success rates. DISCUSSION:Complications, however, are constant reminders that no procedure is totally safe. In this paper, we present a case of IVF pregnancy that presented with pelvic ...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-008-9222-5
更新日期:2008-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To investigate the effect of the cumulative exposure to estradiol (E(2)) during the follicular phase on IVF outcome. METHODS:Patients were stimulated with recombinant FSH after GnRH agonist suppression and had a day 3-embryo transfer. Estrogen exposure was determined as the area under the curve (AUC) for serum...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-006-9101-x
更新日期:2007-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:karyotype is a well established technique in the study of spontaneous miscarriages but is associated with selective overgrowth of maternal cells and other culture artefact (spp) such as tetraploidy, which could mask the true karyotype of the conceptus. METHODS:328 cases of pregnancy losses were studied by kary...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-010-9460-1
更新日期:2010-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Surgical repair of varicocele has long been a procedure to correct spermatogenesis. However, the outcome has been reported to be inadequate. We combined varicocelectomy with supplement therapy to evaluate the concurrent effect of these procedures. METHODS:A prospective randomized controlled study was undertake...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi:10.1007/s10815-013-9961-9
更新日期:2013-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:We investigated whether enzymatically fabricated hyaluronan (HA) microcapsules were feasible for use in the cryopreservation of a small number of sperm. METHODS:HA microcapsules were fabricated using a system of water-immiscible fluid under laminar flow. Three sperm were injected into a hollow HA microcapsule ...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-016-0656-x
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The impact of sperm DNA damage on intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes remains controversial. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the prognostic value of several types of sperm nuclear damage on ICSI clinical pregnancy. METHODS:Our retrospective study included a total of 132 couples who consul...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-019-01471-4
更新日期:2019-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to investigate the expression of EGF receptor (EGF-R) in human granulosa cells undergoing luteinization and progesterone production by these cells in response to EGF an TGF-alpha alone or in combination with luteinizing hormone (LH). Granulosa cells were obtained from IF patients f...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/BF02212900
更新日期:1995-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:To investigate whether the success rate of ICSI is (1) related to the etiology of infertility or (2) adversely affected by a family history of potential genetic disorders. METHODS:All men with an ICSI indication in our hospital between 1994 and 2005 were included in our cohort study. Data on the ICSI process, ...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-009-9315-9
更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The aim of this study was to investigate possible seasonal changes in human sperm parameters, especially chromatin condensation. METHOD:In a first run, 3155 patients attending the andrological outpatient clinic at the Centre of Dermatology and Andrology at Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, from Janua...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1023/a:1016618405570
更新日期:2001-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:The results obtained with a protocol consisting of ovarian stimulation with low doses of highly purified FSH (FSH HP), administration of a GnRH analogue to induce an endogenous surge of gonadotropins, and IUI were evaluated. These results were compared with those seen with similar FSH stimulation and hCG admini...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1023/a:1021127410300
更新日期:1997-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:Retrospective cohort studies have shown a relationship between maternal serum interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1Ra) levels and in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle outcome. The objective of this investigation was to explore the correlation between serum IL-1β and/or IL-1Ra levels o...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-018-1296-0
更新日期:2018-11-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:We investigated antioxidant effects of CoQ10 supplementation on the prevention of OS-induced ovarian damage and to evaluate the protective effect of such supplementation against OS-related DNA damage. METHODS:Twenty-four adult female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into three groups (8 rats per group...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-016-0751-z
更新日期:2016-09-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE:This study was conducted in order to investigate the effects of reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels on the seminal plasma (SP) metabolite milieu and sperm dysfunction. METHODS:Semen specimens of 151 normozoospermic men were analyzed for ROS by chemiluminescence and classified according to seminal ROS levels [...
journal_title:Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1007/s10815-018-1350-y
更新日期:2019-02-01 00:00:00