introduction: combination of congenital diaphragmatic hernia (cdh) and anorectal malformation (arm) is rare. in this report, we describe a combination of imperforate anus and cdh in one of twins who conceived by assisted reproductive technology (art). case report: a female preterm newborn at 27 weeks of gestation was referred to our neonatal intensive care unit due to respiratory distress. she ...

objective: to determine the pattern of breastfeeding in infants who conceived by assisted reproductive techniques (art). materials and methods: in a cross-sectional study, 312 infants were selected by the non-random consecutive method from art infants who referred by royan institute to child health research department. infants were born between septembers 2007and september 2009 in tehran. infan...

background: the retrieval of good quality oocytes that is accomplished with selection of the best induction ovulation protocol on the basis of patients condition, age and cause of infertility, is one of the most important aspects of art cycles. the objective was to evaluate the efficacy of low dose, long acting gnrh-a (decapeptyle) for pituitary desensitization and outcome of art compared to lo...

Background: Anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) levels may represent the ovarian follicular pool and could be a useful marker of ovarian reserve. The clinical application of AMH measurement has been proposed in the prediction of quantitative and qualitative aspects in assisted reproductive technologies. Objective: This study aimed to assess the relationship between the serum levels of AMH and results ...

New Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for 2004 have been adopted for utilization with assisted reproductive technologies. It is important for professionals in the field of assisted reproductive technology (ART) to become familiar with them prior to their implementation. This document replaces the July 2002 American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Practice Guideline Correct Cod...

Germ cell transplantation, a powerful assisted reproductive technology, is widely used to study the functional characterization of stem cells. The technology is also used for conservation and propagation of elite germlines. In teleost fish model, the technique has been successfully established to generate donor-derived gametes by transplanting primordial germ cells (PGC) or spermatogonial cells...

This Article discusses potential policies regarding assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs). The initial question is whether ARTs should be viewed as private matters or as issues that affect overall social good. The author explains that this question may be answered by the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the principles of procreative liberty. He then examines Supreme Court decisions regardi...

The National Legislative Assembly of Thailand has enacted on February 19, 2015 the Protection for Children Born through Assisted Reproductive Technologies Act (ART Act). Its primary objective aims at protecting children born through assisted reproductive technologies and providing the legal procedures that the intended parents must follow. The focus of this article is to discuss the ongoing iss...

Background: The use of assisted reproductive technique has been common for more than two decades that the success of these methods depends on several factors. However, despite the advances of modern infertility treatment succeed rate remains low. And despite the fact that in many cases the cause of infertility is clear, but in many cases the cause is unknown. In Iranian Traditional Medicine the...