ON THE NEED FOR SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON THE INTRODUCTION OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN BELARUS

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 451-456
Author(s):  
A. V. Salmina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Surrogate Motherhood ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
Morphological Criteria ◽  
The Republic

Background. At present there are no scientifically substantiated data on the problems of introducing assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in the Republic of Belarus. The relevance of developing approaches, organizing opinion polls and processing data on a representative sample of Belarusians does not raise doubts in view of the relationship between social attitudes in the field of reproductive health and the national security of the country. Purpose. Substantiation of medical and sociological study of ART in the population of the Republic of Belarus. Material and methods. The bibliographic analysis included the study of Russian and foreign experience in assessing the sociological aspects of reproductology (materials of Springer Link, Oxford University Press, The New England Journal of Medicine, The British Medical Journal, the SCOPUS database of Elsevier, the EBSCO platform), as well as the analysis of the legislation of the Republic of Belarus in the field of reproductology. Results. In the country, the interests of the party that wants to become a parent (surrogate motherhood, donation) are respected as much as possible. The medicalized approach to the definition of ART methods in Belarus is typical, as in other post-Soviet countries, which are characterized by a classical (nuclear) understanding of the family. Taking into account the current trends in the development of the market for reproductive technologies and those techniques that are used in reproductive centers of the Republic of Belarus, it is necessary in the legislative framework to provide for the rules and possibilities of using such methods as hatching (dissection of the embryo membrane), intracytoplasmic sperm injection, intracytoplasmic sperm injection after selection according to morphological criteria, preimplantation diagnostics. Conclusions. The following areas are relevant for Belarus: 1) study of the awareness of the population of the Republic of Belarus about ART; 2) assessment of social trust in ART on the part of the population; 3) development of technologies for positive reproductive attitudes in society, including the use of ART.

scholarly journals Whose Child is This? The Problem of Constructing and Deconstructing Kinship Bonds on the Donor Gamete Market

Inter ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 73-92
Author(s):  
Tatyana Yu. Larkina
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Subsequent Development ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Human Reproduction ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Reproductive Choice ◽  
Surrogate Motherhood ◽  
Reproductive Process ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Gamete Donor

Invention and subsequent development of human reproduction technologies allow people to manage reproductive risks, overcome infertility and widen alternative reproductive choice. Medicine has given men and women the access to programmes of saving biogenetic material, DNA-tests for identifying paternity and services for creating a genetic passport which identifies potential diseases and genetic peculiarities. However, assisted reproductive technologies, such as donorship of sex sells and surrogate motherhood, are violating the familiar integrity of reproductive process and changing the usual perception of kinship as sharing of biological substance. A distinguishing feature of the market for gamete donation and surrogate motherhood lies in the importance of both construction and deconstruction of kinship between donors, recipients of reproductive goods and services and a baby, who is born with the help of the ART methods (assisted reproductive technologies).Basing on the results of sociological research of donor sex sells market, the author of the article shows us how members of reproductive business coordinate different parts of their work (technical, emotional, legal, financial etc.), in order to solve the controversial problem of defining kinship between the participants of the donor programmes. On the one hand, medical specialists and representatives of reproductive agencies take part in destroying the kinship between a gamete donor and a baby, and on the other hand, they participate in creating and supporting kin ties between parents received donor sex sells and a baby, who doesn’t have common gens with them. Empirical study base consists of expert interviews with the employees of medical clinics and reproductive agencies in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

scholarly journals SOCIAL COHESION IN THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA: REALITIES AND PERSPECTIVES

2021 ◽  
pp. 99-109
Author(s):  
MOCANU Victor ◽  
MALCOCI Ludmila ◽  
MOCANU Angela
Keyword(s):  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Republic

Strengthening social cohesion is one of the main directions of the Moldova 2030 strategy. At the same time, the Association Agreement between the Republic of Moldova and the EU stipulates social inclusion, poverty reduction, social cohesion, sustainable development and improving the quality of life as social policy priorities. This article analyzes the theoretical approaches of the concept of social cohesion and presents the results of sociological research on social cohesion in the Republic of Moldova conducted in 2020. The sample includes 1202 respondents and is representative by place of residence (urban / rural), sex, age, level of education. The qualitative study included interviews with 90 experts, representatives of local public authorities, NGOs and the private sector and 3 focus groups. The research was carried out within the project “Training and strengthening social cohesion in the Republic of Moldova in the context of rapprochement with the European Union”. As key aspects of social cohesion were analyzed: self-identification of the degree of belonging of Moldovan citizens to the Republic of Moldova, perceptions of solidarity with other citizens, social trust, participation and inclusion of citizens in political, social and economic processes. The research results showed that the level of cohesion and social solidarity in the Republic of Moldova is quite low. The COVID-19 pandemic has deepened social distancing, uncertainty about the future, poverty and the marginalization of certain groups of the population and has further contributed to lowering the level of social cohesion.

scholarly journals Assisted reproductive technologies: correlation between public law and private law principles

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-68
Author(s):  
Anna Rolandovna Purge
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Public Law ◽  
Private Law ◽  
Special Contribution ◽  
Assisted Reproduction Technologies ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Republic

The object of this research is the correlation between public law and private law principles in the context regulation of the use of assisted reproductive technologies in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan. The subject of this research is the norms of the Russian and Tajik legislation that regulates the procedure of using assisted reproduction technologies, as well as public law and private law principles of their regulation. The scientific novelty of this work lies in carrying out a comprehensive analysis of the relevant problematic on correlation between public law and private law principles in the context of regulation of the use of assisted reproductive technologies in the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan (taking into account the contradiction and conflicts of law of these legal relations). The author’s special contribution lies formulation of the original proposals for the progressive solution to the problem of correlation between public law and private law principles in regulation of the use of assisted reproductive technologies in the territory of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan.

scholarly journals Infertility and the excruciating pursuit of motherhood

2021 ◽  
pp. 01-02
Author(s):  
Urmila G
Keyword(s):  
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Intrauterine Insemination ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Infertility Treatment ◽  
In Vitro Fertilisation ◽  
Natural Conception ◽  
Graphic Description

What’s a Lemon Squeezer Doing in My Vagina? is a memoir of Rohini S Rajagopal’s excruciating five-year long fight with infertility and her journey to motherhood. After several failed attempts at natural conception and many negative home pregnancy tests, the author and her husband Ranjith visit a fertility centre in Bangalore. Rajagopal delivers a graphic description of the physical and emotional unpleasantness of her infertility treatment and also gives a vivid account of her experiences with the assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) such as the intrauterine insemination (IUIs), in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) is facilitated by directly injecting a man’s sperm into the woman’s uterus around the time the eggs emerge from the ovaries.

EFFECTIVENESS OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TREATMENT PROGRAMS DEPENDING ON THE CHARACTERISTICS OF SPERMOGRAM CHANGES

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. I. Gamidov ◽  
R. I. Ovchinnikov ◽  
A. Yu. Popova ◽  
V. V. Polozov ◽  
N. P. Naumov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Sperm Concentration ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Motile Sperm ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Normal Morphology ◽  
Live Births ◽  
Significant Difference

Introduction. There’re some pathological mechanisms of male fertility disorders that still don’t have proper diagnostic tests. This significantly decreases diagnostic value of a spermogram and makes the problem of evaluation of the characteristics of spermogram changes and their effects on the effectiveness of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) a pressing problem.The study objectiveis to identify the correlation between effectiveness of ART programs and the characteristics of spermogram changes, in particular sperm concentration, motility, and morphology Materials and methods. At the V.I. Kulakov Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology in the period from December of 2012 to December of 2016, 10,042 married couples who underwent treatment using ART (2221 – in vitro insemination (IVF), 7821 – IVF with intracytoplasmic sperm injection) were examined.Results. In patients after IVF, the frequency of live births significantly depended on sperm concentration: 28.6 % for concentration above 5 mil/ml and 51.5 % for concentration above 15 mil/ml (p <0.0001). No significant difference was observed for the dependence of the frequency of live births on the number of progressive-motile sperm (grade А): 38.2 % for <5 % and 57.7 % for >15 % (p = 0.11), or on the number of spermatozoa with normal morphology: 50 % for ≥4 % and 45.5 % for <4 % (p = 0,23). In patients after IVF with intracytoplasmic sperm injection, the concentration of spermatozoa, number of progressive-motile sperm (grade А), and number of spermatozoa with normal morphology didn’t affect the frequency of live births in a statistically significant way.Conclusion. Sperm concentration, motility, and morphology can affect the frequency of live births in the IVF program, but statistically significant correlation was observed only for sperm concentration. After IVF with intracytoplasmic sperm injection, only sperm morphology affects the frequency of live births, but not in a statistically significant way. 

scholarly journals Availability of the assisted reproductive technologies in the region of former Yugoslav countries

2018 ◽  
pp. 357-367
Author(s):  
Gordana Kovacek-Stanic
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Genetic Material ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Sex Partners ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Surrogate Motherhood ◽  
The Impact

In the paper ?Availability of the assisted reproductive technologies in the region of former Yugoslav countries?, author analyzes laws in: Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Croatia and Slovenia. There are two elements with the impact to availability of ART: who the subjects are (spouses, heterosexual partners, same-sex partners, woman without partner) and which procedures are regulated. For instance, surrogate motherhood is regulated only in Macedonia in present time. In addition, author analyzes regulation of the donation of the genetic material (sperm, ova, embryo) and posthumous fertilization in all mentioned countries.

scholarly journals ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN KAZAKHSTAN IN 2017: SUMMARY REPORT ON EFFICIENCY AND AVAILABILITY

2020 ◽  
pp. 8-12
Author(s):  
V.N. Lokshin ◽  
M.D. Omar ◽  
Sh.K. Karibaeva ◽  
T.M. Dzhusubalieva ◽  
S.B. Baikoshkarova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Medicine ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Reproductive Potential ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Summary Report ◽  
The Republic

The article contains a descriptive analysis to study the characteristics and outcomes of treatment with various methods of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). The report includes data on ART cycles registered by the Kazakhstan Association for Reproductive Medicine for the period from January 1 to December 31, 2017. A total of 10,523 ART treatment cycles and 2,037 newborns were registered in 2017. The accessibility of ART treatment was 583 cycles per million population. The Instruction of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan given in the Message of September 1, 2020 is an important step to improve the reproductive potential of the country.

Recent Techniques used in Reproductive Medicine: Outcomes for Gametes Manipulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masoumeh Ghafarzadeh
Keyword(s):  
In Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection ◽  
Reproductive Medicine ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Oocyte Retrieval ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Ovarian Hyperstimulation ◽  
Vitro Fertilization ◽  
Live Births

: Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) has significantly improved the chances of pregnancy. In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) remains the most widely used ART procedure, which involves a series of steps like ovarian hyperstimulation followed by vaginal oocyte retrieval and in vitro fertilization of the oocytes with sperm, culture of the embryos, and the final transfer of the embryo to the recipient or surrogate recipient. Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), another form of ART, is developed to circumvent the problems encountered in IVF. However, the studies have indicated that only about one-third of ART cycles result in live births. This review is designed to provide a comprehensive idea about advances in reproductive medicine in terms of preparation of gametes and implantation.

scholarly journals Protection for Children Born Through Assisted Reproductive Technologies Act, B.E. 2558: The Changing Profile of Surrogacy in Thailand

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 117955811774960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessandro Stasi
Keyword(s):  
Assisted Reproductive Technology ◽  
Assisted Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Reproductive Technologies ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Reproductive Technology ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Surrogate Motherhood ◽  
The Past ◽  
Technology Market ◽  
Legal Procedures

The National Legislative Assembly of Thailand has enacted on February 19, 2015 the Protection for Children Born through Assisted Reproductive Technologies Act (ART Act). Its primary objective aims at protecting children born through assisted reproductive technologies and providing the legal procedures that the intended parents must follow. The focus of this article is to discuss the ongoing issues involving assisted reproduction in Thailand. After reviewing the past legal framework surrounding surrogate motherhood and the downsides of the assisted reproductive technology market in Thailand, the article will discuss the new ART Act and its regulatory framework. It will conclude that although the new law contains some flaws and limitations, it has so far been successful in tackling surrogacy trafficking and preventing reproductive scandals from occurring again.

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