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Do à la carte menus serve infertility patients? The ethics and regulation of in vitro fertility add-ons

Do à la carte menus serve infertility patients? The ethics and regulation of in vitro fertility add-ons
Add-on treatments are the new black. They are provided (most frequently, sold) to patients undergoing in vitro fertilization on the premise that they will improve the chances of having a baby. However, the regulation of add-ons is consistently minimal, meaning that they are introduced into routine practice before they have been shown to improve the live birth rate. Debate on the adequacy of this light-touch approach rages. Defenders argue that demands for a rigorous approval process are paternalistic, as this would delay access to promising treatments.
Source: fertstert.org

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