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Over 95% of students rated the SSI-based teaching positively. AI-based sentiment analysis revealed that attitudes toward ethical questions varied: for embarrassment in close-relative transplantation, no significant differences were found across cohorts (\u03c7\u00b2 = 5.78, df\u2009=\u20094,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.216); for adoption as an alternative to childbirth, attitudes also did not differ significantly (\u03c7\u00b2 = 6.62, df\u2009=\u20094,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.157). Mean sentiment scores for ovarian transplantation were neutral to slightly negative across all cohorts (2022: -0.31; 2023: -0.08; 2024\u20132025: -0.12, weighted average of -0.17 for 2024 and \u2212\u20090.02 for 2025).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>SSI integration using a culturally relevant case was well-received by medical students. AI-based sentiment analysis proved a valuable tool for quantifying emotional responses. Attitudes toward ethical issues did not differ significantly across the three cohorts, suggesting a rationale for the sustained integration of SSI in preclinical curricula to foster ethical reasoning.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s12909-026-09676-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,16]],"date-time":"2026-06-16T11:09:55Z","timestamp":1781608195000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Medical students\u2019 attitudes toward socioscientific issues in female reproductive anatomy teaching: a cross-sectional study"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"26","author":[{"given":"Zhen-Zhen","family":"Kou","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jing","family":"Gu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yan","family":"Wu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Miao","family":"Tian","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yi","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yun-Qing","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,16]]},"reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"9676_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1105","DOI":"10.1007\/s11191-021-00306-y","volume":"31","author":"BC Herman","year":"2022","unstructured":"Herman BC, Clough MP, Rao A. 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