TY - JOUR
T1 - Current status of surrogacy in Japan and uterine transplantation research
AU - Kisu, Iori
AU - Banno, Kouji
AU - Mihara, Makoto
AU - Iida, Takuya
AU - Yoshimura, Yasunori
PY - 2011/10
Y1 - 2011/10
N2 - Recent advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART) have made it possible to circumvent many causes of male and female infertility. The right to have a child by ART has been respected for infertile couples. However, there are currently no legal regulations concerning ART in Japan, and this has resulted in social and ethical problems. Surrogacy involves particularly complex medical, ethical, social, and legal issues, and is frequently focused on as a major social concern. Uterine transplantation (UTx) is a potential alternative for young women with uterine factor infertility due to hysterectomy for treatment of a malignant uterine tumor or massive blood loss after delivery, or because of a congenital disease such as Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster syndrome. UTx has been examined in experimental animals as a basis for establishment of fecundity for young women with uterine factor infertility. In this review, we focus on surrogacy in Japan and UTx research, and discuss the current status and concerns in this field.
AB - Recent advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART) have made it possible to circumvent many causes of male and female infertility. The right to have a child by ART has been respected for infertile couples. However, there are currently no legal regulations concerning ART in Japan, and this has resulted in social and ethical problems. Surrogacy involves particularly complex medical, ethical, social, and legal issues, and is frequently focused on as a major social concern. Uterine transplantation (UTx) is a potential alternative for young women with uterine factor infertility due to hysterectomy for treatment of a malignant uterine tumor or massive blood loss after delivery, or because of a congenital disease such as Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster syndrome. UTx has been examined in experimental animals as a basis for establishment of fecundity for young women with uterine factor infertility. In this review, we focus on surrogacy in Japan and UTx research, and discuss the current status and concerns in this field.
KW - HRT
KW - Life ethics
KW - Surrogacy
KW - Uterine infertility
KW - Uterine transplantation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.04.037
DO - 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.04.037
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21632170
AN - SCOPUS:80053572310
SN - 0301-2115
VL - 158
SP - 135
EP - 140
JO - European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
JF - European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
IS - 2
ER -