[In vitro fertilization--a therapeutic procedure?].
In vitro fertilization and subsequent implantation of the embryo is one way of treating infertility in women not only with extensive damage of the Fallopian tubes of inflammatory or post-surgical aetiology, but also with idiopathic sterility. However at our present state of knowledge in vitro fertilization should not be seen as a final answer, separated from other methods of treatment (e.g. microsurgery of the tubes). From the ethical point of view, specific treatment for disorders of the reproductive organs, to which in vitro fertilization belongs, must be permitted.
D004624:Embryo Transfer; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female; D008598:Menstruation
In-vitro-Fertilisation--ein therapeutischer Weg?