IVF and Hypertension: New Association Uncovered during Adolescence

Prior to the late 1970s, couples who had difficulties conceiving children had limited options available to aid them. However, in 1978 advances in medicine gave rise to assisted reproductive technologies (ART) that to date has helped millions of individuals and families who could not conceive naturally. Children conceived using ART makeup 1.7% of all infants born in the U.S. every year and currently over six million persons worldwide. The most common ART methods are in vitro fertilization and int