Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A New Player in the Foetal Programming of Childhood and Adult Diseases?
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Historical Notes
3. Concepts of ART
3.1. Different Techniques Used for ART
3.2. Health and Development in Children Conceived through ART
4. Clinical Outcomes of ART
4.1. ART and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
4.2. ART and Low Birth Weight
4.3. ART and Neonatal Death
4.4. Congenital Malformations
4.5. Cardiovascular (Patent Ductus Arteriosus), Urogenital, and Musculoskeletal Defects
4.6. Neuropsychiatric Sequalae of ART
5. ART and the Foetal Programming of Diseases in Childhood
6. Discussion
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Faa, G.; Manchia, M.; Fanos, V. Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A New Player in the Foetal Programming of Childhood and Adult Diseases? Pediatr. Rep. 2024, 16, 329-338. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric16020029
Faa G, Manchia M, Fanos V. Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A New Player in the Foetal Programming of Childhood and Adult Diseases? Pediatric Reports. 2024; 16(2):329-338. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric16020029
Chicago/Turabian StyleFaa, Gavino, Mirko Manchia, and Vassilios Fanos. 2024. "Assisted Reproductive Technologies: A New Player in the Foetal Programming of Childhood and Adult Diseases?" Pediatric Reports 16, no. 2: 329-338. https://doi.org/10.3390/pediatric16020029