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The False Promise of Restorative Reproductive Medicine-Restricting Access to Care in the Name of "Natural" Medicine

Liao C, Himel R, Kallen AN

Published January 20, 2026 JAMA, 335(3), 211-212
DOI 10.1001/jama.2025.22841 PMID 41405900

Abstract

Hostile to restorative reproductive medicine

Infertility affects 1 in 6 people globally (and up to a third of physicians) and is recognized by the World Health Organization and the American Medical Association as a disease. Since 1978, the development of assisted reproductive technology (ART), which is defined as fertility treatments in which gametes or embryos are handled in vitro, has made it possible to overcome otherwise insurmountable barriers to conception and has led to the birth of more than 10 million children worldwide.

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PMID 41405900 41405900 DOI 10.1001/jama.2025.22841 10.1001/jama.2025.22841 Liao et al. 2026, Liao 2026

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