The Medical Council guidelines on in-vitro fertilisation

The Medical Council Guidelines on In-Vitro Fertilisation approves the Guidelines of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. These state:

"1. Couples must be appropriately counselled, understand the method and give informed consent prior to embarking on IVF.

2. All fertilised embryos produced by IVF should be replaced, optimally this should be three in any treatment cycle.

3. Sperms and eggs from the consenting couple will be used on all IVF procedures.

4. IVF is a clinical technique used for the treatment of selected cases of human infertility; in no circumstances should it be used to produce or store human embryos for research purposes."