Editing Reproductive technology (section)

{{Short description|Uses of technology in human and animal reproduction}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}'''Reproductive technology''' encompasses all current and anticipated uses of technology in human and animal reproduction, including assisted reproductive technology (ART),<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Kushnir |first=Vitaly A. |last2=Choi |first2=Jennifer |last3=Darmon |first3=Sarah K. |last4=Albertini |first4=David F. |last5=Barad |first5=David H. |last6=Gleicher |first6=Norbert |date=August 2017 |title=CDC-reported assisted reproductive technology live-birth rates may mislead the public |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.05.008 |journal=Reproductive BioMedicine Online |volume=35 |issue=2 |pages=161–164 |doi=10.1016/j.rbmo.2017.05.008 |issn=1472-6483|url-access=subscription }}</ref> [[contraception]] and others. It is also termed Assisted Reproductive Technology, where it entails an array of appliances and procedures that enable the realization of safe, improved and healthier [[reproduction]]. While this is not true of all people, for an [[array]] of married couples, the ability to have children is vital. But through the [[technology]], infertile couples have been provided with options that would allow them to conceive children.<ref name="pmid27126581">{{cite journal | vauthors = Al-Inany HG, Youssef MA, Ayeleke RO, Brown J, Lam WS, Broekmans FJ | title = Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonists for assisted reproductive technology | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 4 | pages = CD001750 | date = April 2016 | issue = 8 | pmid = 27126581 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD001750.pub4 | pmc = 8626739 | url = http://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/1874/338399/1/CD001750.pdf }}</ref>