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OBJECTIVE To characterize the prevalence of objections to assisted reproductive technologies among obstetrician-gynecologists. METHODS We conducted a national probability sample mail survey of 1,800 practicing U.S. ob-gyns. Criterion variables were whether physicians object to artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization. We also presented seven patient scenarios and asked respondents if...

Infertility affects around 15% of human couples and in many countries approximately 1-4% of babies are born following Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). Several ART techniques are used and these differentially affect the sex ratio of offspring successfully produced. These direct effects on sex ratio also have the potential to influence, indirectly, the sex ratios of offspring born to unt...

artificial insemination, in vitro fertilisation and surrogacy) commonly known as Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs), which started in 1999 in the country, reached an important turning point on September 13, 2008. At a two day National Consultation on ‘Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs): Emerging Concerns and Future Strategies’ organised by Sama Resource Group for Women and Health ...

Advances in treating infertile couples by assisted reproductive technologies (ART) over more than three decades have greatly improved the chances of better outcomes. While twinning and higher order multiple birth rates are still high in most countries, lower rates have sometimes been achieved by single-embryo transfer. Multiple preg- Abstracts of the 12th Royan International Congress on Reprodu...

The aim. To determine the relevance and analyze problems of using assisted reproductive technologies against background assessing state health in modern conditions Ukraine.
 Materials methods. research materials were official statistical data from reports Center for Medical Statistics Ministry Health Ukraine "Health Female Population Ukraine", Male "Information Statistical Guide on Assiste...

Certain restrictions on public funding for assisted reproductive technology (ART) are articulated and defended by recourse to a distinction between medical infertility and social infertility. We propose that underlying the prioritization of medical infertility is a vision of medicine whose proper role is to restore but not to improve upon nature. We go on to mark moral responses that speak of i...

Safety of Assisted Reproductive Technology in theUnited States, 2000-2011 Useof assisted reproductive technology (ART) continues to increase in the United States and globally. In an effort to improve patient safety, stimulation protocols have become less aggressive, oocyte retrieval has transitioned from laparoscopic to transvaginal, and pregnancy rates have improved.1 However, limiteddata exis...