Full Description
A much-needed overview of the available information now accumulating to indicate that assisted reproductive technologies are generally safe for both babies and mothers. However, the literature abounds with reports of a higher risk of obstetric and perinatal complications; regarding the long term outcomes for both women and children, the data are still scarce. The chapters summarized in this book review the current knowledge on long term safety of assisted reproduction and indicate the need for continued research to cover the lack of data in some specific patient groups and for recently developed treatments that only have a short period of follow-up.
Contents
Acknowledgments. List of Contributors. 1.The Effect of Ovarian Stimulation on Short Term Maternal Outcomes. 2.Evidence of the long-term safety of ART and fertility drugs regarding cancer risk. 3.Maternal and obstetrical outcomes after IVF indicated by a male factor. 4.The long-term outcomes of children conceived through ART. 5.Maternal and obstetrical outcomes after transfer of cryopreserved embryos. 6.Safety of Assisted Reproduction and fertility preservation in women with Turner Syndrome. 7.Maternal and obstetrical outcomes after oocyte cryopreservation. 8.Perinatal complications in pregnancies achieved using donor oocytes. 9.Obstetrical risks and pregnancy outcomes specific to patients with very advanced maternal age (over 45). 10.Obstetric, perinatal, and post-natal outcomes after PGT. 11.Multiple birth outcomes: A minimizing strategy for elective single embryo transfer [eSET]. 12.Obstetrical outcomes after cancer treatment with or without ART. 13.An overview of ART and the risks of childhood cancer. 14.Obstetrical and perinatal outcomes following gestational surrogacy. 15.Birth outcomes of children born after treatments still considered innovative: in vitro oocyte maturation (IVM). 16.An overview on the clinical outcomes from ovarian tissue cryopreservation. 17.In Vitro embryo development: Implications for epigenetic regulation. 18.Psychosocial effects of undergoing ART. 19.Psychosocial Adjustment in Offspring Conceived through ART: Childhood, Adolescence and Young Adulthood. 20.The Long-Term Safety of ART: Ethical Aspects. Index.
