About a quarter of a million babies are born each year through in-vitro and other assisted fertilisation techniques, according to a report released on Wednesday.
Between 219,000 and 246,000 babies were born through assisted reproductive technology (ART) in 2002, the latest year for which a global estimate can be made, the report said.
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Success rates are rising, with on average a more-than one-in-five chance of a live birth from the two main techniques -- in-vitro fertilisation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
In addition, the number of multiple births from ART is slightly declining, said the report.
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The report, carried in the journal Human Reproduction, is based on data from 1,563 fertility clinics in 53 countries.
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