1. The calm after the storm: re-starting ART treatments safely in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Gianaroli, Luca, Ata, Baris, Lundin, Kersti, Rautakallio-Hokkanen, Satu, Tapanainen, Juha S., Vermeulen, Nathalie, Veiga, Anna, Mocanu, Edgar, ESHRE COVID-19 Working Group, Ata, Mustafa Barış (ORCID 0000-0003-1106-3747 & YÖK ID 182910), ESHRE COVID-19 Working Group, Gianaroli, Luca, Lundin, Kersti, Rautakallio-Hokkanen, Satu, Tapanainen, Juha S., Vermeulen, Nathalie, Veiga, Anna, Mocanu, Edgar, School of Medicine, HUS Gynecology and Obstetrics, Reproductive Disease Modeling, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Clinicum
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medically assisted reproduction ,Code of conduct ,Opinion ,Reproductive Techniques, Assisted ,Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) ,coronavirus disease 2019 ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,3123 Gynaecology and paediatrics ,Pregnancy ,Informed consent ,Obstetrics and Gynaecology ,Pandemic ,medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Adaptation (computer science) ,Pandemics ,Dissemination ,030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine ,SARS-CoV-2 ,pandemic ,Rehabilitation ,COVID-19 ,Obstetrics and Gynecology ,Medically assisted reproduction ,IVF ,Triage ,Testing ,ART services ,Coronavirus disease 2019 ,Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ,medicine.disease ,AcademicSubjects/MED00905 ,testing ,3. Good health ,Reproducció humana assistida ,Reproductive Medicine ,Medicine ,Reproductive physiological process ,Reproductive techniques ,Female ,Reproductive Health Services ,Medical emergency ,Business ,Human reproductive technology ,triage ,severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 - Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic created a significant impact on medically assisted reproduction (MAR) services. ESHRE decided to mobilize resources in order to collect, analyse, monitor, prepare and disseminate severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) knowledge specifically related to ART and early pregnancy. This article presents the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic focusing on reproductive healthcare. It details the rationale behind the guidance prepared to support MAR services in organizing and managing the re-start of treatments or in case of any future wave of COVID-19 disease. The guidance includes information on patient selection and informed consent, staff and patient triage and testing, adaptation of ART services, treatment planning and code of conduct. The initiatives detailed in this article are not necessarily COVID-specific and such action plans could be applied effectively to manage similar emergency situations in different areas of medicine, in the future., NA
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- 2020