1. Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Birth Defects - US News and World Report
MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Compared to naturally conceived infants, those babies conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART) are two to four times more likely to have certain types of heart defects, cleft lip and gastrointestinal ...

2. In vitro fertilization (IVF)  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the joining of a woman's egg and a man's sperm in a laboratory dish. In vitro means "outside the body." Fertilization means the sperm has attached to and entered the egg. See also: Infertility; Infertility resources.• Reviewer: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine; and Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

3. Zygote : Artificial reproductive technology  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Couples may pursue assisted reproductive technologies for a number of reasons. If a couple has artificial insemination , the sperm is inserted into the uterus when the woman in ovulating. Fertilization then occurs as it would normally. If a couple...• Author: Michelle Queneau Bosworth MS, CGC