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Health Encyclopedia: Infertility In Women Highlights

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ART and Pregnancy Complications

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) increase the risk for pregnancy complications. Many of these complications are due to the multiple births associated with ART treatments. According to a study in Obstetrics and Gynecology, patients who receive in vitro fertilization (IVF) or fertility drugs are at increased risk for:

  • Pre-eclampsia (high blood pressure during pregnancy)
  • Gestational diabetes (diabetes during pregnancy)
  • Placental abruption (placenta beco...
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Health Guide

Infertility In Women: References
ReferencesDieterle S, Ying G, Hatzmann W, Neuer A. Effect of acupuncture on the outcome of in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a randomized, prospective, controlled clinical... Read more »
Infertility In Women: Assisted Reproductive Technologies
...assisted reproductive technologies.ART includes fertility drug treatments, artificial insemination (AI), in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and other... Read more »
Endometriosis: References
...2005;20(7):1993-1998.Sallam HN, Garcia-Velasco JA, Dias S, Arici A. Long-term pituitary down-regulation before in vitro fertilization (IVF) for women with endometriosis. Cochrane Database Syst... Read more »
Infertility In Women: Medications
...with endometriosis quadruple their chances of becoming pregnant when the drug is 3 6 months prior to in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracysoplasmic sperm injection. [For more information, see... Read more »
Infertility in Men: Assisted Reproductive Technologies
...assisted reproductive technologies.ART includes fertility drug treatments, artificial insemination (AI), in vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and other... Read more »

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