Tough choices : in vitro fertilization and the reproductive technologies
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Tough choices : in vitro fertilization and the reproductive technologies
(Health, society, and policy)
Temple University Press, 1993
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Description
In vitro fertilization (IVF), gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), and other technologies of assisted conception have been heralded by the medical community and the media as "the answer" for infertile couples. "Tough Choices" presents a forum of international voices posing critical questions: What are the medical and social options for couples facing infertility? What is known about the safety, costs, and benefits of reproductive technologies? What is to be done about the diversion of resources away from pressing community health needs? "Tough Choices" argues for a public health approach to infertility, maintaining that too little attention has been given to the social, ethical, and legal issues involved. It includes an author note: Patricia Stephenson is Senior Researcher at the Centrum for folkhalsoforskning in Sweden. Marsden G. Wagner is Regional Officer (retired) for Maternal and Child Health for the World Health Organization's European regional office.
Table of Contents
Preface Introduction: Infertility and In Vitro Fertilization: Is the Tail Wagging the Dog? - Marsden G. Wagner and Patricia Stephenson Part I: Options for Infertile Men and Women 1. Medially Assisted Conception: The State of the Art in Clinical Practice - Joseph G. Schenker 2. Social Alternatives to Infertility - Francoise Laborie Part II: Technology Assessment 3. Technology Assessment and Infertility Care - H. David Banta 4. The Effectiveness of In Vitro Fertilization: An Epidemiological Perspective - Fiona J. Stanley and Sandra M. Webb 5. The Financial Costs of In Vitro Fertilization: An Example from Australia - Ditta Bartels 6. Health Services for Infertility: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis from the Netherlands - Ger Haan Part III: Risk Assessment 7. Ovulation Induction During Treatment of Infertility: An Assessment of the Risks - Patricia Stephenson 8. Physiological and Psychosocial Risks of the New Reproductive Technologies - Lene Koch 9. The Neonatologist's Experience of In Vitro Fertilization Risks - Jean-Pierre Relier, Michele Couchard, and Catherine Houn Part IV: Law and Ethics 10. Some Legal Aspects of Modern Reproductive Technology - Sheila A.M. McLean 11. Equity and Resource Distribution in Infertility Care - Per-Gunnar Svensson and Patricia Stephenson About the Contributors
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