Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Received Date: Oct 21, 2020 / Accepted Date: Nov 04, 2020 / Published Date: Nov 11, 2020
Abstract
The current COVID-19 pandemic poses a unique challenge for the provision of standard healthcare services. Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) includes interventions aimed to treat infertility, or provide services to single women or same sex couples wishing to conceive. The right to a family is a human right, as stated by the World Health Organization (WHO), and infertility is considered a disease, often time-sensitive; thus, delaying timely treatment can severely affect a person’s probability to get pregnant.
We assessed the impact of the pandemic on fertility treatment from a global perspective, describing the timeline of events, the initial reaction and recommendations of scientific societies, along with further guidelines on re-commencing MAR care in a safe environment. We describe the safety protocol put in place in our clinic, its results, and we discuss the current literature evidence on the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on pregnancy, vertical transmission and neonatal health.
Keywords: Medically assisted reproduction; MAR; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; IVF; Pandemic; ART
Citation: Horton M (2020) Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic. Diagnos Pathol 天美传媒 S1: 001. Doi: 10.4172/2476-2024.S1.001
Copyright: © 2020 Horton M. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Share This Article
天美传媒 Access Journals
Article Tools
Article Usage
- Total views: 1628
- [From(publication date): 0-2020 - Jan 10, 2025]
- Breakdown by view type
- HTML page views: 1048
- PDF downloads: 580
