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Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile: an Ethics Committee opinion.

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Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org, ...
Published in: Fertil Steril
April 2019

The Ethics Committee recommends that in vitro fertilization (IVF) centers develop patient-centered policies regarding requests for futile treatment. In most cases, clear communication can avoid a direct conflict, but clinicians ethically may refuse to provide treatment believed to be futile or to carry a very poor prognosis. In certain instances, clinicians may provide limited treatment which they judge likely to be futile, but must be vigilant in their presentation of risks, benefits, and alternatives. This version replaces the previous published draft of this name (Fertil Steril 2012;98:e6-9).

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Published In

Fertil Steril

DOI

EISSN

1556-5653

Publication Date

April 2019

Volume

111

Issue

4

Start / End Page

659 / 663

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
  • Prognosis
  • Pregnancy
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Medical Futility
  • Infertility
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Expert Testimony
 

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Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org, ., & Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, . (2019). Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile: an Ethics Committee opinion. Fertil Steril, 111(4), 659–663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.01.033
Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org, Hu, and Hu Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. “Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile: an Ethics Committee opinion.Fertil Steril 111, no. 4 (April 2019): 659–63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.01.033.
Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org, Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile: an Ethics Committee opinion. Fertil Steril. 2019 Apr;111(4):659–63.
Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org, Hu, and Hu Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. “Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile: an Ethics Committee opinion.Fertil Steril, vol. 111, no. 4, Apr. 2019, pp. 659–63. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.01.033.
Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Electronic address: asrm@asrm.org, Ethics Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile: an Ethics Committee opinion. Fertil Steril. 2019 Apr;111(4):659–663.
Journal cover image

Published In

Fertil Steril

DOI

EISSN

1556-5653

Publication Date

April 2019

Volume

111

Issue

4

Start / End Page

659 / 663

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Risk Factors
  • Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
  • Prognosis
  • Pregnancy
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Medical Futility
  • Infertility
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Expert Testimony