Abstract
Thanks to assisted reproductive technologies (ART), the majority of subfertile couples are no longer set aside from one of the deepest desires mankind has in life. However, since the early days of ART - application, two major disadvantages derived. First, the transfer of multiple embryos in order to obtain acceptable pregnancy rates brought about an epidemic of multiple pregnancies. Second, in studies comparing pregnancy outcomes between naturally conceived children and children after ART, higher incidences of preterm birth and low birth weight were assessed in the ARTgroup. Single embryo transfer (SET) in IVF/ICSI proved the only answer to the epidemic of multiple pregnancies. Moreover, studies assessing outcomes of singletons after SET are promising and indicate that a wider application of SET may positively affect pregnancy outcome after ART as well.
Keywords: SET, DET, ART, multiple pregnancy, pregnancy outcome, hCG
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With the development of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques (such as ART techniques) and the immersion of new pathologies (such as COVID19), we are witnessing an increase in the incidence of pathologies that were previously described as rare or exceptional. the practitioner sometimes confronts difficult situations in these cases in diagnostic ...read more
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