Using fertile couples as embryo donors:an ethical dilemma

Using fertile couples as embryo donors:an ethical dilemma

Alizadeh, Leila
Samani, Reza Omani

2014/03/00

English

20140300

The use of donated embryos has offered hope for infertile couples who have no other means to have children. In Iran, fertility centers use fertile couples as embryo donors. In this paper, the advantages and disadvantages of this procedure will be discussed. We conclude that embryo-donation should be performed with frozen embryos thus preventing healthy donors from being harmed by fertility drugs. There must be guidelines for choosing the appropriate donor families. In countries where commercial egg donation is acceptable, fertile couples can be procured as embryo donors thus fulfilling the possible shortage of good quality embryos. Using frozen embryos seems to have less ethical, religious and legal problems when compared to the use of fertile embryo donors.

14.4

14.4;19.5;1.2

embryo donation--[pri];gamete donation--[pri];Islamic ethics--[pri];married persons--[pri]

assisted reproductive technologies;cryopreservation;donor selection;legal aspects;medical ethics;remuneration

Iran--[pri]

Iranian Journal of Reproductive Medicine2014 March; 12(3):169-174

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16806433 (print);20082177 (online)