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Human Reproduction 2006 21(4):1101; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei447
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© The Author 2006. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: journals.permissions@oxfordjournals.org

Letter to the editor

Reply: Mirror exchange of donor gametes should also accommodate scientific research

Guido Pennings

Department of Philosophy, Ghent University, Blandijnberg 2, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium

To whom correspondence should be addressed at: E-mail: guido.pennings@ugent.be

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Sir,

The letter by Heng and Tong raises a very interesting point: should patients entering the mirror donation system have the option to donate their gametes for scientific research? This question could be extended to all present donor systems, such as embryo sharing, in which some remuneration is given. My answer is focused on two points: the internal logic of the mirror gamete donation system and the balance between benefits and risks for women who . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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