Assisted reproductive therapy (ART) is available for infertile couples. Although it has a success rate but more complications to the risk of both mother and fetus. Proper protocol standardization and training programs are needed to overcome adverse outcomes. This article aims to assess the association of ART and its adverse outcomes on mothers. A review was performed for relevant literatures in the MEDLINE/PubMed, and Cochrane databases. We selected the literature that completed the inclusion criteria of the study. It is concluded that ART is associated with increased multiple pregnancies, hypertensive disorders, preterm birth, increase chances of cesarean section, stress and anxiety in couples and financial burden with an increasing dropout rate
Key words: Assisted reproductive therapy, hypertensive disease, Diabetes Mellitus, invitro fertilization, Intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
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