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In Vitro–Derived Human Gametes as a Reproductive Technology: Scientific, Ethical, and Regulatory Implications: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Sciences Policy
Katherine Bowman, Chanel Matney, Emily Packard Dawson
, editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2023 Oct 19.
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Review

In Vitro–Derived Human Gametes as a Reproductive Technology: Scientific, Ethical, and Regulatory Implications: Proceedings of a Workshop

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Board on Health Sciences Policy.
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Excerpt

Current assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) do not enable all prospective parents to have genetically related children. The National Academies Board on Health Sciences Policy hosted a workshop in April 2023 to explore the development of in vitro-derived human eggs and sperm from pluripotent stem cells through a process known as in vitro gametogenesis (IVG). Speakers emphasized the impacts of the potential biotechnology on research and reproductive medicine should clinical IVG ever be approved, along with the many social, ethical, legal, and technical considerations its development raises. This proceedings document summarizes workshop discussions.

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This activity was supported by grants between the National Academy of Sciences and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, Burroughs Wellcome Fund (grant 1022869), Howard and Georgeanna Jones Foundation for Reproductive Medicine, and Open Philanthropy (grant 2022-250884). Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project.

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