As assisted reproductive technologies (IVF/ICSI) scale, they can allow people with infertility‑linked genotypes to reproduce, relaxing natural selection against low fecundity. Over generations, this could gradually reduce baseline natural fertility even if short‑run birth numbers are boosted by treatment.
— It reframes ART from a purely therapeutic tool to a demographic force that could reshape population fecundity, informing fertility policy, genetic counseling, and long‑run projections.
2025.10.07
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The article’s claim that widespread ART uptake "may also contribute to such fecundity loss by encouraging the retention of poor fertility genotypes within the population."
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