UK Doctors Discuss IVF
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survey of doctors in the UK has taken a look at some of the issues and concerns surrounding IVF in this country. The issue of primary concern is whether or not the national health care system should cover IVF as a medical treatment; the majority of doctors seem to think that this is indeed something that should be covered.
Once the issue of coverage is addressed, there are several other things to be taken into consideration. For example, over one third of the people answering the survey believe that patients should be denied for
IVF because of certain lifestyle choices such as the choice to smoke cigarettes. However, the other two thirds say that health concerns should be impressed upon the patient but shouldn't be a cause for denial of IVF treatment or medical coverage for IVF.
The people in this study also seek that more education be made available about some of the procedures used in IVF such as
sex selection and PGD. They want more information for doctors about the true value of using these procedures and they want to make sure patients are educated about them in a way that is not confusing.
Question of the Day: Are the IVF issues facing doctors in the UK the same as those facing doctors in the US?photo link
Posted by Kathryn on 7/28/2008 9:06:22 AM
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