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Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19726040     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The Ethics Committee recommends development of evidence-based policies that are patient centered for each IVF center. In most cases, the provision of futile therapies is not ethically justifiable. For those treatments with very poor success rates, clinicians must be vigilant in their presentation of risks, benefits, and alternatives. This document was reviewed in June 2009. This version replaces the previous version of this document, published in October 2004.
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review     Date:  2009-09-01
Journal Detail:
Title:  Fertility and sterility     Volume:  92     ISSN:  1556-5653     ISO Abbreviation:  Fertil. Steril.     Publication Date:  2009 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-05     Completed Date:  2009-11-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372772     Medline TA:  Fertil Steril     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1194-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Dissent and Disputes / legislation & jurisprudence
Female
Humans
Infertility / diagnosis*,  therapy*
Male
Medical Futility / ethics,  legislation & jurisprudence*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Rate
Professional-Family Relations
Prognosis
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / ethics,  legislation & jurisprudence*,  psychology
Investigator
Investigator/Affiliation:
Robert Brzyski / ; Andrea Braverman / ; Andrea Stein / ; Bonnie Steinbock / ; Bruce Wilder / ; G David Adamson / ; John Robertson / ; Judith Daar / ; Leslie Francis / ; Mark Gibson / ; Robert Rebar / ; Rosamond Rhodes / ; Sean Tipton / ; Senait Fisseha / ; Steven Ralston /

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