Potential pitfalls of reproductive direct-to-consumer testing

The availability of direct-to-consumer (DTC) testing has dramatically increased over the past 2 decades, particularly those targeted at reproduction and fertility. Several ethical concerns exist with regard to DTC tests, including the lack of governmental regulation and consumer protection, standard...

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Autores principales: Stanczyk, Frank Z., Mandelbaum, Rachel S., Lobo, Rogerio A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
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Special Contribution
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8978065/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35386504
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xfre.2022.01.007
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description The availability of direct-to-consumer (DTC) testing has dramatically increased over the past 2 decades, particularly those targeted at reproduction and fertility. Several ethical concerns exist with regard to DTC tests, including the lack of governmental regulation and consumer protection, standardized laboratory methodology, and clinical validity and actionability. Physicians must familiarize themselves with the pitfalls of DTC tests to best aid patients in interpreting DTC test results and guide them toward evidence-based treatment plans.
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spelling pubmed-89780652022-04-05 Potential pitfalls of reproductive direct-to-consumer testing Stanczyk, Frank Z. Mandelbaum, Rachel S. Lobo, Rogerio A. F S Rep Special Contribution The availability of direct-to-consumer (DTC) testing has dramatically increased over the past 2 decades, particularly those targeted at reproduction and fertility. Several ethical concerns exist with regard to DTC tests, including the lack of governmental regulation and consumer protection, standardized laboratory methodology, and clinical validity and actionability. Physicians must familiarize themselves with the pitfalls of DTC tests to best aid patients in interpreting DTC test results and guide them toward evidence-based treatment plans. Elsevier 2022-02-01 /pmc/articles/PMC8978065/ /pubmed/35386504 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xfre.2022.01.007 Text en © 2022 Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American Society for Reproductive Medicine. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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