Italian Constitutional Court modifications of a restrictive assisted reproduction technology law significantly improve pregnancy rate

P. E Levi Setti; E. Albani; A. Cesana; P. V. Novara; E. Zannoni; A. M. Baggiani; E. Morenghi; V. Arfuso; G. Scaravelli

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Italian Constitutional Court modifications of a restrictive assisted reproduction technology law significantly improve pregnancy rate

P. E Levi Setti, E. Albani, A. Cesana, P. V. Novara, E. Zannoni, A. M. Baggiani, E. Morenghi, V. Arfuso, G. Scaravelli

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

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BACKGROUNDIn May 2009, the Italian Constitutional Court banned most of the limitations of a restrictive law regulating assisted reproduction technology on the grounds that it limited a couples right to have access to the best possible medical treatment and reduce any possible higher risk of complications. The aim of the study was to compare our results in fresh cycles before and after this change.MATERIALS AND METHODSWe analysed retrospectively 3274 IVF cycles: 2248 before and 1026 after the law was modified.RESULTSThere was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of age, basal FSH levels, years of infertility, the number of previous cycles or the number of oocytes retrieved but the number of oocytes used (2.7 ± 0.6 versus 4.6 ± 1.8; P

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	376-381
Number of pages	6
Journal	Human Reproduction
Volume	26
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deq342
Publication status	Published - Feb 2011

Keywords

assisted reproduction regulation
assisted reproduction technology
ethics and law
pregnancy rate

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Rehabilitation
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Reproductive Medicine

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Italian Constitutional Court modifications of a restrictive assisted reproduction technology law significantly improve pregnancy rate. / Setti, P. E Levi; Albani, E.; Cesana, A.; Novara, P. V.; Zannoni, E.; Baggiani, A. M.; Morenghi, E.; Arfuso, V.; Scaravelli, G.

In: Human Reproduction, Vol. 26, No. 2, 02.2011, p. 376-381.

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