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Record Nr.

UNINA9910963195803321

Titolo

Advances in reproductive technology research / / Ignatz Sanger, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hauppauge, N.Y., : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013

ISBN

1-62417-876-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (178 p.)

Collana

Human reproductive system--anatomy, roles and disorders

Altri autori (Persone)

SangerIgnatz

Disciplina

616.042

Soggetti

Human reproductive technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- ADVANCES IN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH -- ADVANCES IN REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH -- Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: NATIONWIDE STUDY OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND MULTIPLE BIRTHS WITH ACCOMPANIED BIRTH DEFECTS -- ABSTRACT -- PART 1. ESTIMATION OF THE CONTRIBUTION OF MATERNAL AGE AND ASSISTED/NON-ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGICAL FERTILITY TREATMENTS ON MULTIPLE BIRTHS DURING THE LAST THIRTY YEARS IN JAPAN: 1974-2011 -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- PART 2. BIRTH DEFECTS AFTER ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN JAPAN: COMPARISON BETWEEN MULTIPLES AND SINGLETONS, 2004-2010 -- Introduction -- Materials and Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2: DOWN'S SYNDROME SCREENING IN ASSISTED CONCEPTION PREGNANCIES -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. HIGH-ORDER MULTIPLE PREGNANCIES -- 2. TWIN PREGNANCIES -- 3. SINGLETON PREGNANCIES -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3: SEXED SEMEN TECHNOLOGY IN BUFFALO (BUBALUS BUBALIS) BREEDING AND REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES -- 1. SUMMARY -- 2. MALE FEATURES -- 3. SEXED SEMEN -- 4. METHOD FOR SPERM SORTING -- 5. BUFFALO SEX CHROMOSOMES -- 6. AI BY USING SEXED SEMEN -- 7. SEXED SEMEN AND IVF -- 8. NORMALCY OF CALVES BORN FROM THE USE OF SEXED SEMEN -- 9. ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4: ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND RISK FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION --



BIRTH RISK FACTORS FOR AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS -- ASSISTED CONCEPTION -- ASSISTED CONCEPTION AND RISK FOR ASD -- POSSIBLE CAUSAL MECHANISMS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.

Sommario/riassunto

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) now accounts for 1-3% of all live births in the western world. Several procedures that may be used in the ART process are hormonal stimulation, egg retrieval, in vitro fertilization (IVF), intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection, micro-manipulation of gametes; and exposure to culture medium. Although these techniques are considered safe, in recent years evidence has been accumulating that ART may be associated with an increased risk of birth defects, low birth weight, and genetic imprinting disorders. This book provides current research in reproductive technology with a focus on Down's Syndrome screening in assisted conception pregnancies; sexed semen technology in buffalo breeding and reproductive technologies; a nationwide study of assisted reproductive technology and multiple births and accompanied birth defects; and assisted reproductive technologies and the risk for autism spectrum disorder.