Ovarian stimulation and low birth weight in newborns conceived through in vitro fertilization.
Ovarian stimulation and low birth weight in newborns conceived through in vitro fertilization.
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DOI:
10.1097/aog.0b013e31822be65f
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发表时间:
2011-10
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Barnhart KT
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作者:
Kalra SK;Ratcliffe SJ;Coutifaris C;Molinaro T;Barnhart KT
Singleton infants born after in-vitro fertilization (IVF) are at increased risk for low birth weight (LBW) and/or preterm delivery. We sought to assess if the alteration of the peri-implantation maternal environment due to ovarian stimulation may contribute to increased risk in in vitro fertilization (IVF) births. The Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology database was used to identify IVF-conceived infants born in the United States between 2004-2006. Associations were assessed in infants born after fresh compared with frozen and thawed embryo transfer in women of similar ovarian responsiveness, in paired analysis of infants born to the same woman following both types of embryo transfer, and in infants born following oocyte donation. Of 56,792 infants identified, 38,626 and 18,166 were conceived following transfer of fresh and frozen embryos, respectively. In singletons, there was no difference in preterm delivery. However, the odds of overall low birth weight (LBW) (10% vs.7.2%; AOR 1.35, 95% CI 1.20-1.51), LBW at term (2.5% vs. 1.2%; AOR 1.73, 95% CI 1.31-2.29), and preterm LBW (34.1% vs. 23.8%; AOR 1.49, 95% CI 1.24-1.78) were all significantly higher following fresh embryo transfer. In singletons following either fresh or frozen embryo transfer in the same patient, this association was even stronger (LBW: [11.5% vs. 5.6%; AOR 4.66, 95% CI 1.18 – 18.38,). In oocyte donor recipients who do not undergo any ovarian hormonal stimulation for either a fresh or a frozen embryo transfer, no difference in LBW was demonstrated (11.5% vs.11.3%; AOR 0.99, 95% CI 0.82 – 1.18). The ovarian stimulation-induced maternal environment appears to represent an independent mediator contributing to the risk of LBW, but not preterm delivery, in infants conceived following IVF.