Avoiding multiple pregnancies in ART: consideration of new strategies

Hazekamp J; Bergh C; Wennerholm UB; Hovatta O; Karlström PO; Selbing A

doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1217

Assisted Reproduction Safety and Risks

Avoiding multiple pregnancies in ART: consideration of new strategies

Hazekamp J, Bergh C, Wennerholm UB, Hovatta O, Karlström PO, Selbing A

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

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.

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Assisted Reproduction

Safety and Risks Multiple Gestation

Assisted Reproduction › Safety and Risks › Multiple Gestation

PMID 10831543 10831543 DOI 10.1093/humrep/15.6.1217 10.1093/humrep/15.6.1217 Hazekamp et al. 2000, Hazekamp 2000

Keywords

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

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