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Cryopreservation of embryos: Study highlights ethical issues involved in their preservation and inevitable destruction
Author / Source : EIB Published on : News Temps de lecture : 2 min.
According to a study published last June, the number of human embryos cryopreserved following artificial reproduction has reached a record level in the UK. Published in The New Bioethics, the study analysed data provided by the UK Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) between 1991 and 2019. The figures show that at least 130,000 stored embryos have been destroyed in the UK since 1991. This situation, already problematic in itself, is particularly so in the UK, where legislation...
Assisted reproduction: a study reveals a psychological impact on children born from gamete donation
Author / Source : IEB Published on : News Temps de lecture : 1 min.
Assisted reproduction
The study that led to this conclusion was based on a systematic analysis of 50 studies including 4,666 participants conceived using gamete donation and living in English-speaking countries. For the first time, this study looked at the long-term psychological impact of this method of conception by comparing the results with children conceived without the use of gamete donation. In particular, it identified attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), problems of dependency, mental illness...
End of puberty blockers for minors: England reviews its treatment of gender dysphoria
Author / Source : IEB Published on : News Temps de lecture : 2 min.
In 2021-2022, there were more than 5,000 referrals to the Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) run by Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (compared with 250 in 2011-2012). In response to this increase in cases, the NHS has asked Dr Hilary Cass, former President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, to conduct an independent review of gender services for minors. In 2022, an interim report from this study warned of the dangers of systematically prescribing puberty...