The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 146, Issue 4 , Pages 450-452, April 2005

Pediatricians beware: The age of ARTs is upon us

  • Judith G. Hall, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Judith G. Hall, OC, MD, UBC and Children's and Women's Health Centre of BC, Department of Pediatrics, BC's Children's Hospital, 4480 Oak St, Room L408, Vancouver, BC, V6H 3V4.

Department of Pediatrics, UBC & Children's and Women's Health Centre of BC, Vancouver, BC V6H3V4, Canada

See related article, p 565.

Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) have made a huge difference for infertile couples. However, in North American culture, perhaps to a lesser degree in Europe and Australia, infertility carries with it embarrassment and even shame, so there is still an aspect of secrecy about the utilization of ARTs. Once babies are conceived by ARTs, the families often do not tell their pediatrician or even their obstetrician that this pregnancy is the product of ARTs. Thus, if you, the pediatrician, do not ask, you may not find out and consequently not be suspicious of possible complications. The article by Yoon et al1 in this issue of The Journal brings to light many of the potential issues.

ARTs, Assisted reproductive technologies, DZ, Dizygotic twinning, ICSI, Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, MZ, Monozygotic twinning

 

PII: S0022-3476(05)00084-3

doi:10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.01.041

Refers to article:

  • Dizygotic twin pregnancy conceived with assisted reproductive technology associated with chromosomal anomaly, imprinting disorder, and monochorionic placentation

    Grace Yoon, Linda S. Beischel, John P. Johnson, Marilyn C. Jones
    The Journal of Pediatrics April 2005 (Vol. 146, Issue 4, Pages 565-567)

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 146, Issue 4 , Pages 450-452, April 2005

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