Assisted reproductive technology, or ART, comprises the medical procedures used primarily to treat infertility, belonging to the field of reproductive endocrinology and infertility. It encompasses techniques such as in vitro fertilization, in which fertilization of egg and sperm occurs outside the body, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and the cryopreservation of gametes and embryos, along with fertility medications, and when used to address infertility these technologies are commonly grouped together as fertility treatment. Some ART applications also serve genetic purposes through preimplantation genetic diagnosis, and the technology supports surrogacy arrangements as well, though not every surrogacy arrangement necessarily involves ART.
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Assisted reproductive technology is practiced within obstetrics and gynecology, specifically reproductive endocrinology.
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Assisted reproductive technology (ART) includes medical procedures used primarily to address infertility.
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25 July 1978, Louise Brown was born; this was the first successful birth of a child after IVF treatment.
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