Infertile Women’s Opinion Concerning Gestational Surrogacy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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Sanaz MUSAVI
,
Hossein MASHHADI ABDOLAHI
,
Morteza GHOJAZADEH
,
Mahdieh ABBASALIZAD FARHANGI
,
Zeinab NIKNIAZ
,
Leila NIKNIAZ
Abstract
Background: This systematic review and meta-analysis of the observational studies aimed at evaluating the infertile women’s attitude toward gestational surrogacy.
Methods: Published studies until Jan 2019 were searched using PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, ISI Web of Science, Proquest and Google scholar, MagIran, SID and IranMedex. Studies in English or Persian language surveyed attitudes toward surrogacy for infertile women published until Jan 2019. Animal studies and studies with poor methodological quality were excluded from the review.
Results: Six eligible studies including 1359 infertile women were identified. Of these, 559 and 742 women agreed and disagreed with surrogacy respectively. The overall event rate of positive attitude for surrogacy in infertile women was %39.7 (%95 CI=24.5 to 57.1, P=0.245).
Conclusion: The infertile women’s attitude toward surrogacy is not strongly positive. We believe, more studies should be conducted among different socioeconomic, religious and cultural groups.
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5. Van den Akker OB (2007). Psychosocial aspects of surrogate motherhood. Hum Reprod Update, 13(1):53-62.
6. Poote A, van den Akker OB (2009). British women's attitudes to surrogacy. Hum Reprod, 24(1):139-45.
7. Ciccarelli JC, Beckman LJ (2005). Navigating rough waters: an overview of psychological aspects of surrogacy. J Soc Issues, 61(1):21-43.
8. Afshani SA, Abdoli AM, Hashempour M, et al (2016). The attitudes of infertile couples towards assisted reproductive techniques in Yazd, Iran: A cross sectional study in 2014. Int J Reprod Biomed (Yazd), 14(12):761-768.
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16. Kazemifard Y, Jafarian J, Zahedi R, Mosala Nezhad H (2015). Attitude of rural infertile women towards surrogacy in Jahrom town. The Iranian Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility, 15(33):26-32.
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19. Suzuki K, Hoshi K, Minai J, et al (2006). Analysis of national representative opinion surveys concerning gestational surrogacy in Japan. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol,126(1):39-47.
20. Cohen J, Jones H. Worldwide legislation. Textbook of assisted reproductive techniques, laboratory and clinical perspectives. London: Martin Dunitz. 2001:731-51.
21. Inhorn MC, Tremayne S. Islam and Assisted Reproductive Technologies. Berghahn Books; 2012.
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| Issue | Vol 49 No 8 (2020) | |
| Section | Review Article(s) | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v49i8.3866 | |
| PMCID | PMC7554397 | |
| PMID | 33083319 | |
| Keywords | ||
| Infertility; Attitude Gestational surrogacy; Meta-analysis | ||
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MUSAVI S, MASHHADI ABDOLAHI H, GHOJAZADEH M, ABBASALIZAD FARHANGI M, NIKNIAZ Z, NIKNIAZ L. Infertile Women’s Opinion Concerning Gestational Surrogacy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Iran J Public Health. 2020;49(8):1432-1438.
