ART Embryo Transfers to Gestational Carriers Increased Chances of Pregnancy
NEW ORLEANS — Assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles with an embryo transfer to a gestational carrier increased the likelihood of pregnancy and live birth, an analysis of national data from 2014 to 2020 showed. In over 1 million ART cycles with an embryo transfer, those with a gestational carrier were more likely to result in […]
ART Births Linked to Slightly Higher Risk of Congenital Anomalies in Kids
Kids conceived using assisted reproductive technology (ART) had slightly higher risks of congenital anomalies, particularly genitourinary abnormalities, according to an Australian population-based cohort study. In the cohort of over 850,000 infants, singleton infants conceived via ART had an increased risk for major genitourinary abnormalities compared with naturally conceived singleton infants with parents with no fertility […]
COVID-19 Impaired Fertility Treatments
Couples infected with the COVID-19 virus while receiving assisted reproductive technology treatment had lower quality embryo and blastocyst rates when compared to non-infected couples, a retrospective cohort study in China showed. In nearly 600 couples who underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment at a reproductive center, SARS-CoV-2–positive couples had significantly […]
Reassuring Findings for Growth Differences Among ART Kids
For kids conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART), early life weight differences didn’t appear to linger long into adolescence, researchers reported. Compared with those who were naturally conceived, children conceived via ART tended to be shorter and weigh less in early childhood, Ahmed Elhakeem, PhD, of the University of Bristol in England, and colleagues said. […]
Fertility and Fatherhood: Don’t Wait Too Long
Increasing paternal age reduced the chance of achieving live birth following assisted reproductive technology (ART), according to a retrospective study. After adjusting for maternal age, the probability of a successful live birth through in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) decreased with paternal age over 50 versus age ≤35 (OR 0.674, 95% CI […]
IVF Babies at No Increased Risk of Childhood Cancers
Children conceived via assisted reproductive technology (ART) were not at increased risk of developing cancer later on, according to results of a prospective study. Compared with kids born to subfertile mothers who did not use ART, those conceived via ART methods — such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) — did not have a higher risk […]