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NeoReviews Vol.7 No.12 2006 e615
© 2006 American Academy of Pediatrics

Developmental and Genetic Outcomes in Children Conceived Through Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Jonathan Johnson, MD*
Tyler Hartman, MD*
Christopher E. Colby, MD*

* Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn

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   Objectives
 
After completing this article, readers should be able to:

  1. Describe the outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) for singleton, twin, and other multiple births.
  2. Describe the role of fertility in adverse outcomes seen with ART births.
  3. Review the association of birth defects with ART.
  4. Delineate the association of disease of genomic imprinting with ART.
  5. Describe the relationship between ART and the subsequent incidence of neurodevelopmental sequelae.


   Introduction
 
In the 1977 ruling "Carey v. Population Services International," the United States Supreme Court ruled that the decision to bear children is constitutionally protected. (1) Significant interest already had been shown in the development and improvements of in vitro fertilization (IVF) for infertile couples. The first human pregnancy and human birth using IVF were reported by Steptoe and Edwards in the United Kingdom. (2) Their work resulted in the first baby born via reproductive technologies, Louise Brown, born on July 25, 1978, at Oldham General Hospital in Oldham, United Kingdom. (3) She was born via a planned cesarean section, and her birthweight was 2.61 kg. The first successful viable IVF in the United States was performed by Jones and Seager-Jones in 1981 in Norfolk, Virginia. (4)

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) have seen a recent surge in popularity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 122,872 cycles of ART were initiated in 2003, resulting in the delivery of 48,756 neonates, (5) accounting for approximately 1% of all neonates delivered in the United States. The percentage is higher in many countries, including Denmark, where it is estimated that 5% of all deliveries are with the assistance of ART. (6) Couples pursue ART for myriad reasons, including tubal transport factors, ovulatory dysfunction, uterine factors, endometriosis, male- and female-specific factors, and when a . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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