One in thirty children in France conceived through assisted reproductive technology

Elise de La Rochebrochard (1, 2)

1 UR14 - Santé et droits sexuels et reproductifs (Unité de recherche Ined en partenariat avec Inserm - Université Paris Saclay - UVSQ)
2 CESP - Centre de recherche en épidémiologie et santé des populations

The world's first 'test tube baby' , Louise Brown, will turn forty on 25 July 2018. Elise de La Rochebrochard provides an overview of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in France since its inception. She specifies how many children conceived through ART are born in France each year, explains the methods used and the proportion of children born from gamete donation, and estimates the total number of births by ART from its beginnings.

Mots clés: Birth; Assisted Reproductive Technologies ART; France; Historical trends

Domaines: Démographie; Santé publique et épidémiologie

Elise de La Rochebrochard. One in thirty children in France conceived through assisted reproductive technology. Population et sociétés, 2018, 556. ⟨hal-01990070⟩