Patients' Attitudes towards the Surplus Frozen Embryos in China

Background. Assisted reproductive techniques have been used in China for more than 20 years. This study investigates the attitudes of surplus embryo holders towards embryos storage and donation for medical research. Methods. A total of 363 couples who had completed in vitro fertilization (IVF) trea...

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Main Authors:	Jin, Xuan, Wang, GongXian, Liu, SiSun, Liu, Ming, Zhang, Jing, Shi, YuFa
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3591130/

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spelling	pubmed-35911302013-03-18 Patients' Attitudes towards the Surplus Frozen Embryos in China Jin, Xuan Wang, GongXian Liu, SiSun Liu, Ming Zhang, Jing Shi, YuFa Research Article Background. Assisted reproductive techniques have been used in China for more than 20 years. This study investigates the attitudes of surplus embryo holders towards embryos storage and donation for medical research. Methods. A total of 363 couples who had completed in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment and had already had biological children but who still had frozen embryos in storage were invited to participate. Interviews were conducted by clinics in a narrative style. Results. Family size was the major reason for participants' (dis)continuation of embryo storage; moreover, the moral status of embryos was an important factor for couples choosing embryo storage, while the storage fee was an important factor for couples choosing embryo disposal. Most couples discontinued the storage of their embryos once their children were older than 3 years. In our study, 58.8% of the couples preferred to dispose of surplus embryos rather than donate them to research, citing a lack of information and distrust in science as significant reasons for their decision. Conclusions. Interviews regarding frozen embryos, including patients' expectations for embryo storage and information to assist them with decisions regarding embryo disposal, are beneficial for policies addressing embryo disposition and embryo donation in China. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2012-12-26 /pmc/articles/PMC3591130/ /pubmed/23509811 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/934567 Text en Copyright © 2013 Xuan Jin et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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author	Jin, Xuan Wang, GongXian Liu, SiSun Liu, Ming Zhang, Jing Shi, YuFa
spellingShingle	Jin, Xuan Wang, GongXian Liu, SiSun Liu, Ming Zhang, Jing Shi, YuFa Patients' Attitudes towards the Surplus Frozen Embryos in China
author_facet	Jin, Xuan Wang, GongXian Liu, SiSun Liu, Ming Zhang, Jing Shi, YuFa
author_sort	Jin, Xuan
title	Patients' Attitudes towards the Surplus Frozen Embryos in China
title_short	Patients' Attitudes towards the Surplus Frozen Embryos in China
title_full	Patients' Attitudes towards the Surplus Frozen Embryos in China
title_fullStr	Patients' Attitudes towards the Surplus Frozen Embryos in China
title_full_unstemmed	Patients' Attitudes towards the Surplus Frozen Embryos in China
title_sort	patients' attitudes towards the surplus frozen embryos in china
description	Background. Assisted reproductive techniques have been used in China for more than 20 years. This study investigates the attitudes of surplus embryo holders towards embryos storage and donation for medical research. Methods. A total of 363 couples who had completed in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment and had already had biological children but who still had frozen embryos in storage were invited to participate. Interviews were conducted by clinics in a narrative style. Results. Family size was the major reason for participants' (dis)continuation of embryo storage; moreover, the moral status of embryos was an important factor for couples choosing embryo storage, while the storage fee was an important factor for couples choosing embryo disposal. Most couples discontinued the storage of their embryos once their children were older than 3 years. In our study, 58.8% of the couples preferred to dispose of surplus embryos rather than donate them to research, citing a lack of information and distrust in science as significant reasons for their decision. Conclusions. Interviews regarding frozen embryos, including patients' expectations for embryo storage and information to assist them with decisions regarding embryo disposal, are beneficial for policies addressing embryo disposition and embryo donation in China.
publisher	Hindawi Publishing Corporation
publishDate	2013
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Patients' Attitudes towards the Surplus Frozen Embryos in China

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