Prokreacja medycznie wspomagana – sukces medycyny czy porażka?
Assisted Reproduction Technology – a Medical Success or Failure

Summary/Abstract: The paper is not a scientific treatise but rather a collection of thoughts stimulated by the discus-sions of politicians in the media as well as among society concerning assisted reproduction tech-nology (ART), commonly referred to as in vitro reproduction.The current potential for medical assistance in reproduction is a result of long-lasting re-search development. Owing to this progress many couples who would have previously been de-prived of the possibility to have a child of their own can expect to have one now. For that reasonART should be considered a success. The act on this method of reproduction should thereforesupport further progress of this branch of medicine. The drawing up of such an act mainly re-quires sophisticated medical knowledge, as well as taking into consideration of the family, socialand psychological aspects. The paper emphasizes that the success of so-called NaProTechnologyshould not be overestimated. It should be remembered that NaProTechnology delays the at-tempts of ART while a woman’s biology opposes waiting, as her fertility decreases every day.Consequently, „delaying the procedures of medical assistance in women is a crime, a proof of ig-norance and medical insouciance”.

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