Healthy aging in individuals born after assisted reproductive technology is a research area for the future

Abstract

As fertility rates decline and childbearing age increases globally, assisted reproductive technology (ART) has a crucial role in enhancing birth rates and will contribute substantially to future generations. ART has fulfilled family formation wishes for many individuals facing infertility and aids in solving demographic challenges. Today, up to 9% of the European population is conceived after ART. Considerable advancements in ARTs have improved the effectiveness of treatment, but the ultimate quality control in ART is healthy offspring. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to monitor the health of individuals conceived through ART, and ensure that ART not only provides for the birth of healthy children but also for health into old age.