Perinatal outcome of pregnancies after assisted reproduction and natural conception

Is there difference in perinatal outcome of singleton and twin pregnancies after assisted conception: two-year experience.

The aim of the study was to compare perinatal outcome of singleton and twin pregnancies conceived after assisted reproductive technologies (ART). This retrospective study included singleton and twin pregnancies conceived after ART in the period from January 1, 2007 until December 31, 2008. The study variables were maternal age (years), parity, body mass index (BMI; kg/m2), week (< or =36 (6/7) ...

Perinatal outcome of singletons and twins after assisted conception: a systematic review of controlled studies.

OBJECTIVE To compare the perinatal outcome of singleton and twin pregnancies between natural and assisted conceptions. DESIGN Systematic review of controlled studies published 1985-2002. STUDIES REVIEWED 25 studies were included of which 17 had matched and 8 had non-matched controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Very preterm birth, preterm birth, very low birth weight, low birth weight, small fo...

Comparative birth weights of singletons born after assisted reproduction and natural conception in previously infertile women.

BACKGROUND The possible interference of assisted reproduction techniques (ART) with epigenetic reprogramming during early embryo development has recently sparked renewed interest about the reported lower birth weight among infants born as a consequence of infertility treatments. However, the latter finding so far has relied on the comparison of the birth weight of infants conceived with ART to ...

The influence of ovulation induction and assisted conception on maternal and perinatal outcomes of twin pregnancies.

OBJECTIVE To compare obstetrical and neonatal outcomes of twin pregnancies conceived via assisted reproductive technology (ART) with those of naturally conceived ones and to investigate the influence of the ART procedure type on these parameters. PATIENTS AND METHODS This observational study included 450 ART and 647 spontaneous twin pregnancies delivered over 15 years at a single university-b...

Health-Related Quality of Life and Primi-Gravid: A Comparative Study of Natural Conception and Conception by Assisted Reproduction Technologies (ARTs)