PIH36 ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: A HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT PERSPECTIVE

Assisted reproductive technology: Islamic Sunni perspective.

BACKGROUND Islam acknowledges that infertility is a significant hardship. Attempts to cure infertility are not only permissible, but also encouraged in Islam. Over the last three decades, a multitude of advances in assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) have appeared. This review was carried out to inform readers, who are not familiar with Islamic doctrine, about the Sunni perspective on thi...

Inm-8: Assisted Reproductive Technologies and Genetics

Genetic causes have a considerable involvement in infertility. Well-known examples are some chromosomal translocations or sex-chromosomal abnormalities and Y-chromosome deletions. The most common chromosomal aberrations associated especially with severe oligo- and azoospermia are sex chromosome aneuploidies and chromosomal translocations. Consequently, occurrence of aneuploid embryos will lower...

International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ICMART) world report: assisted reproductive technology 2004.

STUDY QUESTION Have changes in assisted reproductive technology (ART) practice and outcomes occurred globally between 2003 and 2004? SUMMARY ANSWER Globally, ART practice has changed with an increasing prevalence of the use of ICSI rather than conventional IVF. In 2004, a small but increasing number of countries are incorporating single embryo transfer. There remain unacceptably high rates of...

Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are a collection of different techniques designed to help those who are infertile achieve a successful pregnancy [4]. The most popular technology currently in use is in vitro [5] fertilization [6] (IVF), but others include gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT), zygote intrafallopian transfer [7] (ZIFT), intrauterine insemination (IUI), and intracytoplasm...

Cervical Ectopic Pregnancy following Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Case Report