Worldwide, more than 7 million children have now been born after ART: these delivery rates
are steadily rising and now comprise 2–6% of births in the European countries. To achieve …

STUDY QUESTIONS Has the perinatal outcome of children conceived after assisted
reproductive technology (ART) improved over time? SUMMARY ANSWER The perinatal …

Concerns have been raised about the health and development of children conceived by
assisted reproductive technologies (ART) since 1978. Controversially, ART has been linked …

BACKGROUND It has been 10 years since we carried out a systematic search of the
literature on birth defect risk in infants born following assisted reproductive technology (ART) …

STUDY QUESTION What is the association between ART conception and treatment
parameters and the risk of birth defects? SUMMARY ANSWER Compared to naturally …

Highlights•During ART treatment, gametes and embryos are exposed to non-physiological
processes.•The short-and long-term safety of assisted reproduction is of concern.•There is …

BACKGROUND Assisted reproduction technology (ART) is used worldwide, at increasing
rates, and data show that some adverse outcomes occur more frequently than following …

BACKGROUND: The risk of birth defects in infants born following assisted reproductive
technology (ART) treatment is a controversial question. Most publications examining the …

Assisted reproductive therapies (ART), namely in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and intracytoplasmic
sperm injection (ICSI), have become widely used in the treatment of human infertility …

The aim of this narrative review is to summarize the present knowledge on long-term
outcome of children born after assisted reproductive technologies (ART). The main …