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Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are medical techniques that help couples conceive. These procedures involve either:

A couples own eggs or sperm
Donor eggs, sperm, or embryos

Fertilization may occur either in the laboratory or in the uterus. In the U.S., the number of live birth deliveries from ART increased by 128% from 1996 - 2002. More than 45,000 babies are now born in the U.S. each year using assisted reproductive technologies.

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