Ectogenesis, the gestation of the foetus outside of the human body, will not for much longer
be in the realm of science fiction; a number of projects attempting to develop ectogenetic …

This book raises many moral, legal, social, and political, questions related to possible
development, in the near future, of an artificial womb for human use. Is ectogenesis ever …

The procedure whereby a new human being is conceived in a glass dish has raised issues
that must be faced by investigators and by the public. The debate needs to be informed by …

Pregnancy outcome in studies of normal reproduction and in programs of in vitro fertilization
(IVF) is usually classified as" chemical beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) …

It is a pleasure to present the opening lecture at this symposium, a convocation that
represents another step in the progress of the development of in vitro fertilization and its …

Since the advent of modern contraceptive techniques, sexuality and reproduction have been
divided more than at any other time in human history. At first, this was seen as a liberating …

The coming technologies of human reproduction pose many difficult and important ethical
and social problems. A major question concerns the propriety of perfecting these …

The availability of computer‐controlled artificial hearts, kidneys, and lungs, as well as the
possibility of implanting human embryos in ex vivo uterus models or an artificial …

In IVF, oocytes (obtained surgically from ovarian follicles in superovulated cycles) and
prepared sperm are brought together in a dish in the laboratory. Fertilisation takes place …