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This dimension marks whether a medical treatment is still in standard use, considered obsolete or still experimental. Wikipedia notes that "not all therapies are effective" and that "many therapies can produce unwanted adverse effects," both reasons a treatment's standing can change over time. Browsing by status separates treatments still in current use from those no longer recommended.

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Modality Kind
reproductive-fertility 1
Invasiveness
minimally-invasive 1
Status
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1. In Vitro Fertilisation (Wikipedia)
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  • In vitro fertilisation, egg retrieval, modality
    The eggs are retrieved from the patient using a transvaginal technique called transvaginal ultrasound aspiration, involving an ultrasound-guided needle being injected through the follicles upon collection.
  • In vitro fertilisation, egg retrieval, invasiveness
    The eggs are retrieved from the patient using a transvaginal technique called transvaginal ultrasound aspiration, involving an ultrasound-guided needle being injected through the follicles upon collection.
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