PMID- 19828144
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20091123
LR  - 20220410
IS  - 1556-5653 (Electronic)
IS  - 0015-0282 (Linking)
VI  - 92
IP  - 5
DP  - 2009 Nov
TI  - International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology (ICMART) 
      and the World Health Organization (WHO) revised glossary of ART terminology, 
      2009.
PG  - 1520-4
LID - 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.009 [doi]
AB  - OBJECTIVE: 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 World 
      Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, in December 2008. 
      Several months before, three working groups were established as responsible for 
      terminology in three specific areas: clinical conditions and procedures, 
      laboratory procedures, and outcome measures. Each group reviewed the existing 
      International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology glossary, 
      made recommendations for revisions and introduced new terms to be considered for 
      glossary expansion. RESULT(S): 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. CONCLUSION(S): 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.
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 - Vanderpoel, S
AU  - Vanderpoel S
CN  - International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology
CN  - World Health Organization
LA  - eng
PT  - Dictionary
DEP - 20091014
PL  - United States
TA  - Fertil Steril
JT  - Fertility and sterility
JID - 0372772
SB  - IM
MH  - *Clinical Trials Data Monitoring Committees/legislation & 
      jurisprudence/organization & administration
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - International Agencies/legislation & jurisprudence/organization & administration
MH  - Male
MH  - Pregnancy
MH  - Reproductive Techniques, Assisted/*classification/*legislation & jurisprudence
MH  - *Terminology as Topic
MH  - *World Health Organization/organization & administration
EDAT- 2009/10/16 06:00
MHDA- 2009/12/16 06:00
CRDT- 2009/10/16 06:00
PHST- 2009/09/09 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2009/09/09 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2009/09/09 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2009/10/16 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2009/10/16 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2009/12/16 06:00 [medline]
AID - S0015-0282(09)03688-7 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.009 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Fertil Steril. 2009 Nov;92(5):1520-4. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.009. Epub 
      2009 Oct 14.