Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile: A committee opinion

Paula Amato; Robert Brzyski; Jean Benward; Andrea Stein; Bonnie Steinbock; Bruce Wilder; Richard Reindollar; John Robertson; Judith Daar; Mark Sauer; Senait Fisseha; Steven Ralston; Robert Rebar; Sean Tipton

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.03.045

Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile: A committee opinion

Paula Amato, Robert Brzyski, Jean Benward, Andrea Stein, Bonnie Steinbock, Bruce Wilder, Richard Reindollar, John Robertson, Judith Daar, Mark Sauer, Senait Fisseha, Steven Ralston, Robert Rebar, Sean Tipton

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

44 Scopus citations

Abstract

The Ethics Committee recommends development of evidence-based policies that are patient-centered for each in vitro fertilization (IVF) center. In most cases, the provision of futile therapies is not ethically justiable. For those treatments with very poor success rates, clinicians must be vigilant in their presentation of risks, benets, and alternatives. This document was reviewed in January 2012. This version replaces the previous version of this document, published in 2009.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e6-e9
Journal	Fertility and sterility
Volume	98
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.03.045
State	Published - Jul 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Reproductive Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology

Access to Document

10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.03.045

Cite this

@article{ac03eebacb244a769b87ab41f686843b,

title = "Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile: A committee opinion",

abstract = "The Ethics Committee recommends development of evidence-based policies that are patient-centered for each in vitro fertilization (IVF) center. In most cases, the provision of futile therapies is not ethically justiable. For those treatments with very poor success rates, clinicians must be vigilant in their presentation of risks, benets, and alternatives. This document was reviewed in January 2012. This version replaces the previous version of this document, published in 2009.",

author = "Paula Amato and Robert Brzyski and Jean Benward and Andrea Stein and Bonnie Steinbock and Bruce Wilder and Richard Reindollar and John Robertson and Judith Daar and Mark Sauer and Senait Fisseha and Steven Ralston and Robert Rebar and Sean Tipton",

year = "2012",

month = jul,

doi = "10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.03.045",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "98",

pages = "e6--e9",

journal = "Fertility and sterility",

issn = "0015-0282",

publisher = "Elsevier Inc.",

number = "1",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile

T2 - A committee opinion

AU - Amato, Paula

AU - Brzyski, Robert

AU - Benward, Jean

AU - Stein, Andrea

AU - Steinbock, Bonnie

AU - Wilder, Bruce

AU - Reindollar, Richard

AU - Robertson, John

AU - Daar, Judith

AU - Sauer, Mark

AU - Fisseha, Senait

AU - Ralston, Steven

AU - Rebar, Robert

AU - Tipton, Sean

PY - 2012/7

Y1 - 2012/7

N2 - The Ethics Committee recommends development of evidence-based policies that are patient-centered for each in vitro fertilization (IVF) center. In most cases, the provision of futile therapies is not ethically justiable. For those treatments with very poor success rates, clinicians must be vigilant in their presentation of risks, benets, and alternatives. This document was reviewed in January 2012. This version replaces the previous version of this document, published in 2009.

AB - The Ethics Committee recommends development of evidence-based policies that are patient-centered for each in vitro fertilization (IVF) center. In most cases, the provision of futile therapies is not ethically justiable. For those treatments with very poor success rates, clinicians must be vigilant in their presentation of risks, benets, and alternatives. This document was reviewed in January 2012. This version replaces the previous version of this document, published in 2009.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84862992216&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84862992216&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.03.045

DO - 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.03.045

M3 - Article

C2 - 22537382

AN - SCOPUS:84862992216

SN - 0015-0282

VL - 98

SP - e6-e9

JO - Fertility and sterility

JF - Fertility and sterility

IS - 1

ER -

Fertility treatment when the prognosis is very poor or futile: A committee opinion

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Cite this