Open AccessAttitudes of Iranian infertile couples toward surrogacy
Author(s) -
Ensiyeh Mohebbi Kian,
Hedyeh Riazi,
Saeed Bashirian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of human reproductive sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-1208
pISSN - 1998-4766
DOI - 10.4103/0974-1208.130847
Subject(s) - infertility , positive attitude , family medicine , gynecology , descriptive research , psychology , medicine , bioethics , social psychology , social science , political science , pregnancy , sociology , law , biology , genetics
Surrogacy arrangements are multifaceted in nature, involving multiple controversial aspects and engaging ethical, moral, psychological and social issues. Successful treatment in reproductive medicine is strongly based on the mutual agreement of both partners, especially in Iran where men often make the final decision for health-related problems of this nature.