Recent years have seen exciting progress across human embryo research, including new
methods for culturing embryos, transcriptional profiling of embryogenesis and gastrulation …

Embryo models are potentially highly impactful for human health research because their
development recapitulates otherwise inaccessible events in a poorly understood area of …

BACKGROUND Offering fertility preservation (FP) prior to gonadotoxic therapy, including
cancer care and gender-affirming treatment, is now considered standard of care …

STUDY QUESTION In couples who have chosen and confirmed the fate of surplus frozen
embryos, which factors influence their decision, with a special emphasis on their symbolic …

This article proposes a metaphorical approach to the meaning-making of Portuguese
assisted reproductive technology (ART) beneficiaries about human embryos created in vitro …

To the Editor: Since the world's first in vitro fertilization (IVF) birth in 1978, over 6 million
healthy offspring have been born through IVF—an accomplishment that was celebrated with …

Background The use of human embryonic stem cells (ES cells) for the development of
medical therapies is surrounded with moral concerns. The aim of this study was to assess …

Purpose Research using gametes and embryos donated by reproductive and third-party
donors contributed to substantial, albeit contentious achievements. The views of gamete …

Abstract Between 2011 and 2012, 213 heterosexual couples undergoing fertility treatments
in a Portuguese public fertility centre were systematically recruited to assess factors …

This study examined perspectives on the ethical implications of preimplantation genetic
testing (PGT) among individuals who actually (not hypothetically) used or considered using …