Chin, Alexis Heng Boon * (2022) Singapore needs to update regulation of frozen egg donation after permitting social egg freezing. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 39 (7). pp. 1497-1500. ISSN 1573-7330
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With social egg freezing being permitted in Singapore, there is expected to be an accumulated surplus of unused frozen eggs (vitrified oocytes) available for donation in coming years. A comprehensive update of current healthcare regulations pertaining to frozen egg donation is needed to resolve various pertinent ethical issues. In particular, the issue of egg donor anonymity should be addressed, together with the lack of sharing of medical and family information about the donor to prospective recipient patients and donor-conceived offspring. Rigorous and comprehensive genetic testing of prospective egg donors must be mandated to protect the welfare of recipient patients. Older women above 35 years of age should be required to have at least one child, before being allowed to donate their unused frozen eggs, to prevent any future regret and psychological problems of remaining childless, while being unsure of whether they have an unknown genetic offspring out there. New regulations drafted to address these ethical issues must also prevent potential conflicts of interests. For example, fertility doctors soliciting and encouraging former patients to donate their unused frozen eggs face an obvious conflict of interest, because additional medical fees will be earned by performing the egg donation procedure on other patients. A centralized donor registry should be established by the Singapore government to oversee the distribution and allocation of donated unused frozen eggs to infertile IVF patients. Such a registry could also facilitate sharing of vital health information about the donor to recipient patients and donor-conceived offspring.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | cryopreservation; donor; ethics; freezing; Oocyte; Vitrification. |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RG Gynecology and obstetrics |
| Divisions: | Sunway University > School of Medical and Life Sciences [formerly School of Healthcare and Medical Sciences until 2020] > Department of Medical Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Ms Yong Yee Chan |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Aug 2024 04:25 |
| Last Modified: | 14 Aug 2024 04:25 |
| URI: | http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/id/eprint/3141 |
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