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Avoiding multiple pregnancies in ART: consideration of new strategies

O Hovatta, U.-B. Wennerholm, P O Karlström, C Bergh, J Hazekamp, A Selbing

Author affiliations (4)
  • Integrated Cardio Metabolic Centre ROR
  • Sahlgrenska University Hospital ROR
  • Volvat Medical Center, Oslo, Norway.
  • Linköping University Hospital ROR

Human Reproduction (Oxford, England), 15(6), 1217-1219, 2000

DOI 10.1093/humrep/15.6.1217 PMID 10831543

Abstract

To maximize pregnancy rates, physicians who perform IVF, often transfer multiple embryos, which increases the multiple birth risk. Multiple birth infants are at significant risk for a number of adverse outcomes including preterm delivery, low birth weight, congenital malformations, fetal and infant deaths and long term morbidity and disability among survivors. Since the ultimate goal for an IVF treatment is the birth of a healthy infant, an important issue for all kinds of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) must be the reduction or elimination of multiple pregnancies. In this article, different strategies to avoid multiple births in ART are discussed.

Topics

Contraception/Comparison > Assisted Reproductive Technology > Multiple Birth PreventionInfertility > IVF > Embryo Transfer StrategiesEthics/Philosophy > ART > Multiple Pregnancy Reduction
IVF multiple pregnancy prevention strategies, single embryo transfer reduce multiple births ART, assisted reproductive technology multiple birth reduction, IVF embryo transfer number multiple pregnancy risk, multiple pregnancy prevention assisted reproduction review, Hazekamp single embryo transfer IVF outcomes, ART twin triplet birth elimination strategies, IVF preterm delivery low birth weight prevention, embryo transfer policy multiple birth avoidance, assisted reproduction congenital malformations multiple gestation
PMID 10831543 10831543 DOI 10.1093/humrep/15.6.1217 10.1093/humrep/15.6.1217

Cite this article

Hazekamp, J., Bergh, C., Wennerholm, U. B., Hovatta, O., Karlström, P. O., & Selbing, A. (2000). Avoiding multiple pregnancies in ART: consideration of new strategies. *Human reproduction (Oxford, England)*, *15*(6), 1217-1219. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/15.6.1217

Keywords

Female, Humans, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal/methods, Pregnancy, Multiple, Reproductive Techniques

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