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Health and Social Outcomes in Reproduction

Clinical treatment programs for infertility and other reproductive issues are often controversial in the community. The research interests of this group are client-centred and focus on studying the attitudes and experience of women and their partners. Current research is currently directed towards:

• A qualitative study of the experience of deciding an outcome for embryos created in In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) if they are unused, the meaning of the human embryo - to infertile progenitors and the community, and the issues encountered in making such a decision.
• A 10 year cohort study of the decisions made by clients and clinics in South Australia about the cryostorage of unused embryos.
• A national survey of IVF clinics regarding the outcomes available to and selected by clients for unused embryos.
• A study of factors influencing clients decisions to have one or two embryos transferred during treatment .

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A/Prof Michael Davies
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Prof Robert Norman
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Dr Sheryl de Lacey
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