PMID- 19801627
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20100218
LR  - 20220410
IS  - 1460-2350 (Electronic)
IS  - 0268-1161 (Linking)
VI  - 24
IP  - 11
DP  - 2009 Nov
TI  - The International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology 
      (ICMART) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Revised Glossary on ART 
      Terminology, 2009.
PG  - 2683-7
LID - 10.1093/humrep/dep343 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: Many definitions used in medically assisted reproduction (MAR) vary 
      in different settings, making it difficult to standardize and compare procedures 
      in different countries and regions. With the expansion of infertility 
      interventions worldwide, including lower resource settings, the importance and 
      value of a common nomenclature is critical. The objective is to develop an 
      internationally accepted and continually updated set of definitions, which would 
      be utilized to standardize and harmonize international data collection, and to 
      assist in monitoring the availability, efficacy, and safety of assisted 
      reproductive technology (ART) being practiced worldwide. METHOD: Seventy-two 
      clinicians, basic scientists, epidemiologists and social scientists gathered 
      together at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland in December, 2008. 
      Several months in advance, three working groups were established which were 
      responsible for terminology in three specific areas: clinical conditions and 
      procedures, laboratory procedures and outcome measures. Each group reviewed the 
      existing ICMART glossary, made recommendations for revisions and introduced new 
      terms to be considered for glossary expansion. RESULTS: A consensus was reached 
      on 87 terms, expanding the original glossary by 34 terms, which included 
      definitions for numerous clinical and laboratory procedures. Special emphasis was 
      placed in describing outcome measures such as cumulative delivery rates and other 
      markers of safety and efficacy in ART. CONCLUSIONS: Standardized terminology 
      should assist in analysis of worldwide trends in MAR interventions and in the 
      comparison of ART outcomes across countries and regions. This glossary will 
      contribute to a more standardized communication among professionals responsible 
      for ART practice, as well as those responsible for national, regional and 
      international registries.
FAU - Zegers-Hochschild, F
AU  - Zegers-Hochschild F
AD  - Unit of Reproductive Medicine, Clinicas las Condes, Santiago, Chile. 
      fzegers@clc.cl
FAU - Adamson, G D
AU  - Adamson GD
FAU - de Mouzon, J
AU  - de Mouzon J
FAU - Ishihara, O
AU  - Ishihara O
FAU - Mansour, R
AU  - Mansour R
FAU - Nygren, K
AU  - Nygren K
FAU - Sullivan, E
AU  - Sullivan E
FAU - van der Poel, S
AU  - van der Poel S
CN  - International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology
CN  - World Health Organization
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20091004
PL  - England
TA  - Hum Reprod
JT  - Human reproduction (Oxford, England)
JID - 8701199
SB  - IM
MH  - *International Agencies
MH  - *Reproductive Techniques, Assisted
MH  - *Terminology as Topic
MH  - *World Health Organization
EDAT- 2009/10/06 06:00
MHDA- 2010/02/19 06:00
CRDT- 2009/10/06 06:00
PHST- 2009/10/06 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/10/06 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2010/02/19 06:00 [medline]
AID - dep343 [pii]
AID - 10.1093/humrep/dep343 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Hum Reprod. 2009 Nov;24(11):2683-7. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dep343. Epub 2009 Oct 4.