assisted reproduction
noun
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.
Origin of assisted reproduction
1First recorded in 1975–80
Words Nearby assisted reproduction
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How to use assisted reproduction in a sentence
That includes a complete overhaul of a 1996 state law that forbids the misuse of sperm and embryos in assisted reproduction, but that doesn’t specifically call out physicians.
Sacramento Report: Officials Tackle Rising Seas and Raging Fires | Sara Libby | March 19, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoPart of the reason for this gap may simply be time: assisted reproduction has only been around, after all, for 30 years.
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