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ArticleFrontiers in reproductive health2025

Natural procreative technology (NaProTechnology) for infertility: take-home baby rate and clinical outcomes in a 5-year single-center cohort of 1,310 couples.

José Ignacio Sánchez-Méndez, María Lombarte, Ricardo Abengózar-Muela, Juan Acosta-Díez, Patricia Alonso-Fernández, María Pilar Cañones-Castañón, Olga Calderón-Ruiz, Elena Espinosa-García, Carolina Galocha-Morgado, Jaime Siegrist and 1 more

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José Ignacio Sánchez-MéndezFertilitas Center, Madrid, Spain.
María LombarteFertilitas Center, Madrid, Spain.
Ricardo Abengózar-MuelaUniversidad Francisco de Vitoria, Madrid, Spain.
Juan Acosta-DíezFertilitas Center, Madrid, Spain.
Patricia Alonso-FernándezFertilitas Center, Madrid, Spain.
María Pilar Cañones-CastañónFertilitas Center, Madrid, Spain.
Olga Calderón-RuizFertilitas Center, Madrid, Spain.
Elena Espinosa-GarcíaFertilitas Center, Madrid, Spain.
Carolina Galocha-MorgadoFertilitas Center, Madrid, Spain.
Jaime SiegristFertilitas Center, Madrid, Spain.
Sonsoles Alonso-SalvadorFertilitas Center, Madrid, Spain.

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Abstract

Introduction: Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are widely used to address infertility; however, they are costly, associated with medical risks, and often yield suboptimal clinical outcomes. Natural Procreative Technology, also known as NaProTechnology (NPT), provides a systematic and integrative approach to infertility by thoroughly identifying and treating underlying medical conditions to restore the couple's natural fertility potential. Despite its promise, real-world data on NPT effectiveness remain limited. The objective of this study is to evaluate the take-home baby rate in a large population of infertile couples treated with NPT and to synthesize findings from previously published studies. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted involving 1,310 infertile couples treated at a specialized fertility clinic in Spain over a 5-year period. Participants presented with primary or secondary infertility or recurrent pregnancy loss. Clinical data, diagnoses, and outcomes were analyzed, including surgical interventions and treatment duration. Results: The mean age of women and men was 35.0 (SD 4.4) and 36.9 (SD 5.3) years, respectively. Primary infertility was the most common subtype (73.5%), the median infertility duration was 24 months, and prior ART attempts were recorded in 27.5% of couples. Mean number of diagnoses per couple was 2.5 (SD 1.3). The crude take-home baby rate was 35.3% ( Conclusion: In this cohort, NPT was associated with a notably high take-home baby rate in an infertile population with unfavorable prognostic factors, including advanced maternal age, prolonged duration of infertility, or previous failed attempts at conventional ART procedures.

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endometriosisfertility restorative medicineinfertility treatmentNaProTechnologynatural procreative technologyrecurrent pregnancy lossreproductive healthtake-home baby rate

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PMCPMC12660242

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