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

Some of these women turn to assisted reproduction, including IVF, to grow their families.

From Slate • Feb. 20, 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

After countless medications, procedures, and various assisted reproduction technologies, the doctors concluded that using my eggs was unlikely to result in having a child.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2022

By 2018, a Pew Research Center poll found that over a third of Americans either knew someone who had turned to assisted reproduction or had used it themselves.

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2022