In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, ethical aspects in techniques in the Muslim world

ABSTRACT

The introduction of medically assisted human reproduction [MAHR] in the Muslim World has to overcome initial resistance because of cultural, social, religious and financial limitations. The paper discusses the problems associated with the practice of I.V.F. and E.T. technique and its limitations in Egypt through the authors' experience during the period March 1986 - March 1989. The results of the management of 359 patients scheduled for the I.V.F. and E.T. program at the Egyptian I.V.F. and E.T. Center, Maadi, Cairo, using different protocols, are discussed. The maximum pregnancy rate achieved using the GnRH analogue agonist protocol for stimulation was 20.13 per transfer. The paper discusses the Ethical Aspects of I.V.F. and E.T. technique in the Muslim World and how these aspects may influence the results and achievements of such technique both at present and in the future