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Chapter 2: Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Multiple Births, and Pregnancy Outcomes
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Published:January 2020
Christie J. Bruno, DO, FAAP, Alaina Pyle, MD, FAAP, 2020. "Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Multiple Births, and Pregnancy Outcomes", Neonatology for Primary Care, Deborah E. Campbell, MD, FAAP
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The decision to bring a child into the world is a momentous one. For some people, reproductive medicine may be necessary to realize this goal. Infertility rates in industrialized countries have risen for 3 decades, mostly because of couples delaying childbirth. Infertility, which is defined as the inability of a couple to conceive after 1 year of unprotected intercourse, affects up to 44% of couples and singles in the United States.1 Infertility may arise from multiple etiologies. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), approximately 12% of women of reproductive age (ie, 7.4 million) have...
