Reproductive technology--the price of progress

J A Collins, John A. Collins
New England Journal of Medicine · 1994 · vol. 331(4) , pp. 270–271 · doi:10.1056/nejm199407283310412 · PMID:8015577 · W2328294613
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Over one million US women use infertility services annually with less than 50% success, leading to the development of assisted reproductive techniques for those unable to accept childlessness.

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Abstract

Each year more than a million American women use infertility services, but fewer than 50 percent of them go on to deliver a live baby1. Standard treatments for infertility include induction of ovulation, artificial insemination, and surgery for tubal disease or endometriosis. Little is known about why success with standard treatment for infertility is so limited; in many cases there may be reproductive deficiencies that are undetectable with current methods. Many couples are unable to reconcile themselves to the prospect of childlessness, and for them the scope of treatment has been altered dramatically by new techniques of assisted reproduction. . . .

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endometriosisinfertility

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Infertility, Female Pregnancy, Multiple Reproductive Techniques Adult Canada Cost-Benefit Analysis Costs and Cost Analysis Female Hospital Charges Humans Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Male Pregnancy Reproductive Techniques United States

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