Assisted Reproductive Technology

"Follow-up of Children Born After Assisted Reproductive Technology."

Assisted reproductive technology refers to the procedures in which the oocyte is handled or manipulated in the vitro before fertilization either as an oocyte or an embryo. The most common techniques used in assisted reproductive technologies are in vitro (IV) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
Recent studies show that there is a greater risk of birth defects and malformations in children born as a result of assisted reproductive technologies as opposed to those conceived spontaneously. Frequently, as a result of ART, mulitple pregnancies are highly common. Since multiple preganices cause the mother to d...