title: Infertility treatment: lack of consensus plagues an unregulated field.
abstract: Each year, in an attempt to stimulate journalism students' interest in medical writing, CMAJ sponsors the Amy Chouinard Memorial Essay Prize. The $750 award is in memory of Amy Chouinard, a longtime and valued contributor to CMAJ and the Canadian Journal of Surgery. Students from any recognized journalism program at a Canadian college or university are eligible to enter, and the deadline for 1998 entries is June 1. The 1997 winner, Megan Easton, presents a well-written and thorough account of the issues surrounding infertility treatment. Interest in the topic came naturally enough--her father, Dr. William Easton, is a urogynecologist in private practice in Scarborough, Ont.
authors.affiliation: University of Toronto.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Easton
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research; D002170:Canada; D004992:Ethics, Medical; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D033161:Government Regulation; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000628:therapy*; D012099:Reproductive Techniques / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000523:psychology