tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10528990.post2479531844416366361..comments2024-02-29T18:17:24.038+05:30Comments on The IVF Specialist's Blog for IVF patients: When patients know more than their doctors doDr Aniruddha Malpanihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05693466221743076739noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10528990.post-48881138309692828712012-04-12T04:40:24.200+05:302012-04-12T04:40:24.200+05:30The concept of patient's autonomy has taken ro...The concept of patient's autonomy has taken roots in clinical medicine in last several decades in the West. That means dialog -based clinical-medicine has become prevalent in the West. In ethical terms, doctors provide information to the patients and the latter make decisions. Whereas in the developing world, it is still more of paternalistic medicine, ie, doctors dictating what is good and what is bad for the patients.not neededhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17780210127869685473noreply@blogger.com