Risk factors for cryptorchidism

JK Gurney, KA McGlynn, J Stanley, T Merriman… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Undescended testis—known as cryptorchidism—is one of the most common congenital
abnormalities observed in boys, and is one of the few known risk factors for testicular cancer …

Long-term follow-up of children conceived through assisted reproductive technology

Y Lu, N Wang, F Jin - Journal of zhejiang university science B, 2013 - Springer
Children conceived via assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are nowadays a
substantial proportion of the population. It is important to follow up these children and …

Assisted reproductive techniques and risk of congenital heart diseases in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Gullo, M Scaglione, AS Lagana, A Perino… - Reproductive …, 2023 - Springer
Infertility is a growing phenomenon and leads to an increased use of assisted reproductive
techniques (ARTs). In recent years, concerns about the safety of these procedures emerged …

Does intracytoplasmic sperm injection pose an increased risk of genitourinary congenital malformations in offspring compared to in vitro fertilization? A systematic …

PA Massaro, DL MacLellan, PA Anderson… - The Journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Purpose We systematically reviewed and performed a meta-analysis of the genitourinary
congenital malformation rate after conception by intracytoplasmic sperm injection compared …

Assisted reproductive technologies and the risk of congenital urogenital tract malformations: A systematic review and meta-analysis

ZC Zhang, X Liu, C Wei, J Luo, Y Shi, T Lin… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2021 - Elsevier
A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the relationship between ART and the risk of
urogenital tract malformations, especially hypospadias and cryptorchidism. Thirty-three …

The prevalence of congenital anomalies in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

M Irani, T Khadivzadeh, SM Asghari Nekah… - The Iranian Journal of …, 2018 - ijogi.mums.ac.ir
Introduction: Congenital anomalies is one of most important causes of hospitalization,
disability and neonatal death; the cost of admission and treatment of these children imposes …

The Periconceptional Environment and Cardiovascular Disease: Does In Vitro Embryo Culture and Transfer Influence Cardiovascular Development and Health?

M Padhee, S Zhang, S Lie, KC Wang, KJ Botting… - Nutrients, 2015 - mdpi.com
Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) have revolutionised reproductive medicine;
however, reports assessing the effects of ARTs have raised concerns about the immediate …

Birth defects: Risk factors and consequences

CIF Oliveira, AC Fett-Conte - Journal of pediatric genetics, 2013 - thieme-connect.com
Birth defects (BDs) or congenital anomalies include all structural and functional alterations in
embryonic or fetal development resulting from genetic, environmental or unknown causes …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of congenital abnormalities of infants conceived by assisted reproductive techniques versus infants with natural conception in Tehran

M Farhangniya, ED Rabori, RM Kermani… - … journal of fertility & …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: In many countries, 1 to 3% of newborn infants are conceived by assisted
reproductive techniques (ART). Despite the success of ART, there is concern about the risk …

Toward a public health approach to infertility: The ethical dimensions of infertility prevention

ME Lemoine, V Ravitsky - Public Health Ethics, 2013 - academic.oup.com
While many experts and organizations have recognized infertility as a public health issue,
most governments have not yet adopted a public health approach to infertility. This article …