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Review
. 2020 Nov 9;91(13-S):e2020018.
doi: 10.23750/abm.v91i13-S.10525.

Complications related to in vitro reproductive techniques support the implementation of natural procreative technologies

Aysha Karim Kiani  1 , Stefano Paolacci  2 , Pietro Scanzano  3 , Sandro Michelini  4 , Natale Capodicasa  5 , Leonardo D'Agruma  6 , Angelantonio Notarangelo  7 , Gerolamo Tonini  8 , Daniela Piccinelli  9 , Kalantary Rad Farshid  10 , Paolo Petralia  11 , Ezio Fulcheri  12 , Pietro Chiurazzi  13 , Corrado Terranova  14 , Francesco Plotti  15 , Roberto Angioli  16 , Marco Castori  17 , Matteo Bertelli  18
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Review

Complications related to in vitro reproductive techniques support the implementation of natural procreative technologies

Aysha Karim Kiani et al. Acta Biomed. .

Abstract

Background and aim: Infertility affects ~20% of the couples in the world. Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) are currently the most common treatment option for infertility. Nevertheless, ARTs may be associated with complications for mothers and/or offspring. Natural procreative technology (NaProTechnology) is a natural treatment which minimizes these risks by seeking to identify the causes of infertility to enable better treatments. This narrative review summarizes the complications related to ARTs and clarifies how the NaProTechnology approach can help ARTs to achieve better results or be used in alternative to ARTs.

Methods: Data in the literature indicate that NaProTechnology is a natural approach for treating infertility.

Results: The percentage of live births obtained by NaProTechnology is similar to that of ARTs.

Conclusions: An extensive search for the genetic defects causing infertility or subfertility through genetic testing can help both ARTs and NaProTechnology to achieve successful pregnancies. By discovering the underlying causes of infertility, genetic tests enable better family counseling, like the implications of transmitting risk- and disease-alleles to future generations.

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Each author declares that he or she has no commercial associations (e.g. consultancies, stock ownership, equity interest, patent/licensing arrangement etc.) that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted article

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Figure 1.
Flowchart for the counseling, diagnosis and treatment in couples with infertility
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