بررسي باورها و آگاهي زوجين متقاضي اهداي جنين از شرايط طبي و حقوقي اهداي جنين در ايران

Evaluation of attitudes and information of embryo recipient couples about medico-legal aspects of embryo donation in Iran.

Background & Aim: The treatment of infertility by donating embryo is one of the methods to help fertility in couples suffering of infertility. In Iran, after it had been legitimized by religious dignitaries, the way to the implementation of such a method has been paved through a bill passed by the parliament in 2003, But a prerequisite for donating embryo is attention to more ethical Considerations which the legislator must explain it specifically and stop the unethical misuses. The applicant also must have more awareness to the medical and legal conditions. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive study, 86 couples applying to receive donated embryo over a period of six months were interviewed using the census method. The filled questionnaires yielded the data which were later analyzed using tenth version of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings: Concerning study of infertility, in 93.9% of cases the cause of infertility was male. Any of the couples wasn *t afflicted by drug addiction, AIDS, Hepatitis and Mental illness. 91.5% of the couples had no information about the identity of the donor and left the choice to the centre. 70.7% laid importance on moral characteristics 72% of them considered the genetic traits of the ensuing child much important. 59.8% of the couples never thought about the prospective relationship of the ensuing child with the donor as well as the identity problems coming out of the practice. 85.4