assisted reproduction

American  

noun

1. the use of medical techniques to bring about the conception and birth of a child, including artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, egg and embryo donation, and drug therapy.

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Etymology

Origin of assisted reproduction

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Data on assisted reproduction is uneven, but one study estimates that from 2015–17, more than 400,000 women in the U.S. used donor sperm.

From Slate • Aug. 2, 2024

“It's an effort to protect the business of IVF and assisted reproduction — not questioning whether an embryo outside the body is a person under Alabama law.”

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2024

That includes a miscarriage, stillbirth, failed adoption, failed surrogacy or unsuccessful assisted reproduction, such as an in vitro fertilization or intrauterine insemination.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 2024

Still, the Shermans got pregnant relatively cheaply through intrauterine insemination, which is usually the first and least expensive stop in assisted reproduction.

From New York Times • Jun. 25, 2023

Several states with vaguely written trigger laws also promote themselves as friendly to assisted reproduction and surrogacy, the process in which a woman carries a third party’s embryo through pregnancy to term.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2022