Schenker J.G., Birkhaeuser M.H., Genazzani A.R. et al. (eds.) Hot Topics in Human Reproduction: Ethics, Law and Society

Springer, 2023. — 247 p. — (Reproductive Medicine for Clinicians). — ISBN 978-3-031-24902-0.This new volume in the Reproductive Medicine for Clinicians series of the International Academy of Human Reproduction (IAHR) focuses on current hot topics in the field, their ethical and legal aspects and their impact on society. It covers topics such as Covid-19, religious and philosophical controversies, possibilities that new technologies offer, human reproductive cloning problems, future challenges related to the heritable gene editing, therapeutic use of stem cells and stem cell factors and the role of receptors in steroids hormone action. This volume also offers an analysis of important innovations and new possibilities such as the use of artificial intelligence in reproductive medicine and the future of prenatal testing. The volume also discusses the issues of pregnancies in advanced paternal age, ethical and legal aspects of gametes donation, sex preselection, surrogate motherhood and infertility in overweight or obese PCOS patients. Chapters on the ethical and legal aspects of fertility preservation in woman, in children with cancer, and in patients sparing treatments in gynecological oncology are also included. This new volume in the series is a valuable resource for gynecologists, obstetricians, endocrinologists, general practitioners and all specialists dealing with reproductive health.Covid-19 Pandemic
COVID-19:​ Pandemic Effect on Human Reproduction
COVID-19 Pandemic and Vaccination
Pregnancy:​ Ethical Issues of Vaccine Refusal
Beginning of Human Life
Scientific and Religious Controversies on Beginning of Human Life
Philosophical Considerations About the Beginning of Humana Life and Their Clinical Implications
Rights to Reproduce
ART:​ Right to Reproduce
Surrogate Pregnancies:​ Medical, Ethical, Legal, and Religious Aspects
Human Reproductive Cloning
The Postmenopausal Mother
Sex Preselection
Planned Oocyte Cryopreservation​:​ Social Aspects
Medical, Social, Legal, and Religious Aspects of Genetic Donation
Informed Consent in Reproductive Therapy
Innovative Technologies
14 Artificial Intelligence in Reproductive Medicine
PGT-A also Known as PGS:​ The Indications
The Essential Role of In Vitro Maturation in Assisted Reproduction
Medical and Ethical Aspects of Noninvasive Prenatal Diagnosis (NIPT)
Embryo-Specific Communication and Interaction with Maternal Environment:​ Role of Preimplantation Factor (PIF*)
Some Difficult Patients
Management of Infertility in Overweight or Obese Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Patients
Ethical Issues in Fertility-Sparing Treatments in Gynecological Oncology