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Prenatal sex determination is restricted in many countries, and so is the communication of the sex of the fetus to the pregnant woman or her family, in order to prevent sex selective abortion. In India, prenatal sex determination is regulated under the Pre-conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act 1994. [58]
Abortion laws and views of the procedure are different around the world. In some countries abortion is legal and women have the right to make the choice about abortion. [ 40 ] In some areas, abortion is legal only in specific cases such as rape, incest, fetal defects , poverty, and risk to a woman's health.
Social discrimination against women and a preference for sons have promoted female foeticide in various forms skewing the sex ratio of the country towards men. [5] According to the decennial Indian census, the sex ratio in the 0–6 age group in India went from 104.0 males per 100 females in 1981, to 105.8 in 1991, to 107.8 in 2001, to 109.4 in ...
Adolescent health creates a major global burden and has a great deal of additional and diverse complications compared to adult reproductive health such as early pregnancy and parenting issues, difficulties accessing contraception and safe abortions, lack of healthcare access, and high rates of HIV, sexually transmitted infections and mental health issues.
Study results indicate that ART can affect both women and men's sexual health negatively. [ 24 ] Usage of assisted reproductive technology including ovarian stimulation and in vitro fertilization have been associated with an increased overall risk of childhood cancer in the offspring, which may be caused by the same original disease or ...
On April 26, 1981, the first successful human open fetal surgery in the world was performed at University of California, San Francisco, under the direction of Dr. Michael Harrison. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The fetus in question had a congenital hydronephrosis , a blockage in the urinary tract that caused the kidney to dangerously extend.
New research from the University of Chicago has found that while just approximately 4% of men report having had the procedure, vasectomy rates for privately insured men in the U.S. between the ...
Amniocentesis is a medical procedure used primarily in the prenatal diagnosis of genetic conditions. [1] It has other uses such as in the assessment of infection and fetal lung maturity. [ 2 ] Prenatal diagnostic testing, which includes amniocentesis, is necessary to conclusively diagnose the majority of genetic disorders, with amniocentesis ...