Year: 2025
Type: conference-abstract
Abstract: Our project aims to present the first results of the ethical research within the BMBF-funded Interdisciplinary Junior Researchers Center for Fertility Protection (FePro-Ulm).The specific research task was to identify and analyse from an ethical perspective the issues of fertility preservation common for various user groups: children and adolescents, men with cancer, women with cancer, women with endometriosis, women wishing social egg freezing, and transgender people.Through a systematic literature search, 125 articles were identified and further analysed and discussed from the perspective of the four principles of bioethics.The identified issues related to the principle of autonomy were: enhanced reproductive autonomy, decisional pressure, and posthumous usage of stored reproductive material.The issues linked to the principle of beneficence involved the possibility of achieving genetic parenthood and the prevention of patients' regret.The issues related to the principle of non-maleficence comprised of the risks of misinformation, delayed therapy for the main disease, and nurturing false hope for future reproduction without a guarantee of success.The issues connected to the principle of justice included resource allocation questions, unequal access to fertility preservation technologies, and discrimination concerns.The added value of our research lies in building up a comprehensive picture of the ethics issues of fertility preservation that goes beyond oncofertility.The identified common ethics issues can further serve as key points of ethical relevance in the development of fertility preservation guidelines and protocols.
Source: Reproduction in Domestic Animals
DOI: 10.1111/rda.70016
Authors: Oberberghof 7, 89,081 Ulm, Germany.
Institution: Swiss National Science Foundation
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4407908294