Assisted Reproductive Technology

Obstetric outcomes for gestational carriers were similar to non-surrogate pregnancies using fertility treatments, with both groups having higher odds for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy vs. general pregnancies, data show.

Use of embryos from donor or autologous oocytes resulted in no significant differences in live birth, implantation, ectopic pregnancy and miscarriage rates, gestation duration or infant birth weight, researchers reported.

In Europe, use of medically assisted reproduction increased in 2021 compared with 2020, according to preliminary data presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology annual meeting.

A novel 3D imaging model that identifies blastocyst features may help to improve embryo selection for IVF success, according to findings presented at the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology annual meeting.

Live birth rates were lower for women with vs. without deep infiltrating endometriosis and/or endometrioma undergoing first IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection, according to study results published in Fertility and Sterility.

Children conceived via fresh or frozen embryo transfer may have increased risk for acute lymphoblastic leukemia compared with children conceived naturally, according to cohort study results published in JAMA Network Open.

A young woman, newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, sits in your office.

Women with vs. without endometriosis using assisted reproductive technology had lower live birth rates, suggesting that uterine receptivity impairments may contribute to infertility mechanisms, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open.

There are many aspects of my identity as a Black female medical student.

Pregnancy rates with IVF were similar for women with vs. without endometriosis, but women with more severe disease had significantly lower cumulative pregnancy rates vs. those with less severe disease, researchers reported.