Informacijos apie riziką sveikatai apimties klausimas duodant sutikimą dirbtinio apvaisinimo In Vitro procedūrai

Abstract

Recent scientific publication written by the specialists of Center for Medical Genetics in Vilnius University Hospital Santariskiu Clinics (Eur J Hum Gen. 2006;14(Suppl.1):198) report congenital anomalies after IVF, diagnosed prenatally. All of reported anomalies are not frequent in general population. However, their frequency rate in the case of IVF procedure is 1 in 300. So, apprehensive, full and particular information about the health risk must be presented to each patient who is planning to make a reasoned decision in favour or against the IVF procedure. The aim of this paper is to analyse the extend of information about the health risk required in order to make a reasoned decision about the IVF procedure and to identify the priorities for presentation of such an information. Methods: the study is performed by analyzing and prioritizing scientific data taken from peer reviewed publications in PUBMED (period of publications: 1999- May 2006). Four priorities regarding the health risk to a child, who is born from fresh or frozen embryos, a mother and a fatal risk to an embryo itself are singled out from the findings of the study performed.