Toward a bioethical issue: induced multiple pregnancies and neonatal outcomes.
Assisted reproductive technology has made great progress during the last three decades. After the initial enthusiasm, many ethical, legal and social issues related to the application of these procedures began to evolve. Multifetal pregnancy and fetal reduction, embryo cryopreservation, preimplantation genetic diagnosis, risks of birth defects and other adverse outcome associated with assisted reproductive technology are issues that have to be addressed building future collaborative studies and continuing the debate on related ethical issues.
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Largo Gemelli, 00168 Roma, Italy. zuppaaa@rm.unicatt.it
Antonio A
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Zuppa
Giovanni
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Alighieri
Piero
P
Catenazzi
Antonio
A
Scorrano
Costantino
C
Romagnoli
D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D003376:Counseling; D015925:Cryopreservation; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D018607:Pregnancy Reduction, Multifetal; D011272:Pregnancy, Multiple; D019836:Preimplantation Diagnosis; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000941:ethics*