Ethical Issues Relate to Multiple Pregnancies in Medically Assisted Procreation
This paper discusses some of the ethical controversy surrounding multiple pregnancies which may occur as the result of some forms of assisted reproductive technology.
• Category: Research And Assisted Human Reproduction > Women's Reproductive Health
• The Oxford Journals • September 2003

Risks and Complications in Assisted Reproduction Techniques: Report of an ESHRE Consensus Meeting
This paper examines some of the negative effects and complications of assisted reproductive technologies.
• Category: Research And Assisted Human Reproduction > Women's Reproductive Health
• The Oxford Journals • February 2003

Assisted Reproductive Technology in Europe, 1999. Results Generated from European Registers by ESHRE
This paper features the results of fertility treatments started in 1999 across 22 European countries.
• Category: Research And Assisted Human Reproduction > Women's Reproductive Health
• The Oxford Journals • December 2002

Previous abortions and the risk of low birth weight and preterm births
This study uses data from the United States Collaborative Perinatal Project to determine that previous abortion is a significant risk factor for low birth weight and preterm birth.
• Category: Research And Assisted Human Reproduction > Women's Reproductive Health
• Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health • 2008

Oral Contraceptive Use as a Risk Factor for Premenopausal Breast Cancer: A Meta-analysis
This meta-analysis of 34 case-controlled studies investigates associations between oral contraceptive use and premenopausal breast cancer.
• Category: Research And Assisted Human Reproduction > Women's Reproductive Health
• Mayo Clinic • October 2006

Assisted Reproduction in Germany and the United States: An Essay in Comparative Law and Bioethics
This paper compares the laws limiting reproductive technologies such as genetic screening, abortion, assisted reproduction, embryonic stem cell research and preimplantation genetic diagnosis in Germany and the United States.
• Category: Research And Assisted Human Reproduction > Women's Reproductive Health
• University of Texas Law School • April 1, 2004

Multiple Pregnancy and Birth: Twins, Triplets and Higher Order Multiples: A Guide for Patients
This paper discusses the heightened incidence of multiple births among women who use fertility treatment and its effects on mothers and babies.
• Category: Research And Assisted Human Reproduction > Women's Reproductive Health
• American Society for Reproductive Medicine • 2004

Age and Fertility: A Guide for Patients
This paper explains how age can effect women's fertility and how older women face an increased risk of infertility, miscarriage and chromosomal abnormality in their newborns.
• Category: Research And Assisted Human Reproduction > Women's Reproductive Health
• The American Society for Reproductive Medicine • 2003