Assisted reproductive technology: Impact on society and need for surveillance

Best Practice & Research. Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Christian De Geyter

Abstract

Since the first successful treatment with conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF) in 1978 assisted reproductive technology (ART) has become an integral part of modern medicine and now plays a key role in the fulfillment of family planning. At least five million of infants have been born as a result of ART and in some countries the proportion of infants born after ART now exceeds 5%. Such an impact of ART on society and demography call for adequate surveillance including vigilance of occurring adverse events, especially when novel technology is introduced. In many countries the activities in ART are being recorded and analyzed by national registries, either on a voluntary or on a compulsory basis. Despite all endeavour, the data sets are still incomplete and complications are underreported. In addition, the published reports usually contain cross-sectional data only, collected and analyzed on an annual basis. However, current ART is now developing towards a segmented longitudinal approach, in which single therapeutic steps may be spread over prolonged time intervals. In the near future, ART-data should be handled and reported in a cumulative fashion. The final outcome of ART, defined by the birth of a healthy baby or by the fi...Continue Reading

Citations

Dec 17, 2018·Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics·Kathryn J Go
Mar 17, 2020·Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology·Sam Schoenmakers, Joop Laven
Mar 4, 2020·Human Reproduction Open·C De GeyterUNKNOWN European IVF-monitoring Consortium (EIM) for the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
Feb 6, 2021·Frontiers in Endocrinology·Andrea GarollaCarlo Foresta
Apr 3, 2021·Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology·Haibo ZhuQi Zhou
Jul 21, 2021·World Journal of Pediatrics : WJP·Fang-Fang WangDe-Zhi Mu
Aug 27, 2021·Journal of Ethnopharmacology·Kannan MaharajanKechun Liu
Sep 14, 2021·The Analyst·Cecilia Beatriz FigoliAlejandra Bosch

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