Infertility and the New Reproductive Technology
- 12 June 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Social Work in Health Care
- Vol. 12 (2) , 71-81
- https://doi.org/10.1300/j010v12n02_07
Abstract
Infertility affects 1 in 6 couples in the United States during their childbearing years. The causes are sociological, medical and environmental. The new reproductive technology such as in-vitro fertilization and the alternatives to biological parenting such as surrogate motherhood raise legal and ethical issues as they raise the hopes of those couples previously unable to have a baby. As expectations have risen and treatment options become more complex, the social worker has become an essential member of the treatment team.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Private adoptionFertility and Sterility, 1982
- Treating the emotional aspects of infertility: Counseling services in an infertility clinicAmerican Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1979