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| MMWR Surveillance Summaries Vol. 64, No. SS-11 December 4, 2015 |
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| Assisted Reproductive Technology Surveillance — United States, 2013 Saswati Sunderam, PhD; Dmitry M. Kissin, MD; Sara B. Crawford, PhD; et al. MMWR Surveill Summ 2015;64(No. SS-11) Since the birth of the first U.S. infant conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART) in 1981, use of advanced technologies to overcome infertility has increased steadily. ART includes fertility treatments in which eggs or embryos are handled in the laboratory (i.e., in vitro fertilization [IVF] and related procedures). Women who undergo ART procedures are more likely than women who conceive naturally to deliver multiple-birth infants. Multiple births pose substantial risks to both mothers and infants, including obstetric complications, preterm delivery, and low birthweight infants. This report provides state-specific information for the United States (including Puerto Rico) on ART procedures performed in 2013 and compares infant outcomes that occurred in 2013 (resulting from ART procedures performed in 2012 and 2013) with outcomes for all infants born in the United States. Additionally, the report examines the contribution of ART on select adverse outcomes (i.e., multiple births, low birthweight infants, and preterm deliveries) and compares ART infant outcomes to all infant outcomes in the United States. |
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