Multiple pregnancies: a call for action

Abstract

The 1990s have been referred to as the “Technology Decade” because of the evolution of the Internet, exponential growth of .com companies, and soaring stock market. The Technology Decade has also had a profound impact on assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) through scientific advances that have increased implantation rates, pregnancy rates, and unfortunately, multiple-pregnancy rates. In fact, between 1988 and 1997 (the most recent figures available), the multiple-pregnancy rate increased faster than the NASDAQ Composite! We could only hope for a “correction” in the multiple pregnancy rates such as the NASDAQ Composite experienced over the first part of the year 2000 (Figure 1; ref. 1–9).