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No, You Cannot Choose to Have Twins with IVF
Posted on December 19, 2023
How is it that we have so much scientific data and understanding of IVF, yet the general population and OB/GYN’s continually over estimate IVF outcomes. This leads to men and women delaying pregnancy, and risking never having a biological child. Providing the public with the stark reality of infertility, its associated treatments and costs is […]
PGT-A: Houston, we have a problem
PGT-A: Houston, we have a problem The available clinical data suggest that PGT-A is probably harmful when IVF outcomes are analyzed by intention to treat or by live birth rate per cycle started rather than per embryo transfer, especially in women with three or fewer blastocysts. In addition, hypothesized advantages of reduced spontaneous abortion rate […]
Risk factors associated with preterm birth in singletons born after IVF: a national cohort study
Research question: What are the risk factors for prematurity other than intrauterine growth restriction in singletons after IVF? Design: Data were collected from a national registry, based on an observational prospective cohort of 30,737 live births after assisted reproductive technology (fresh embryo transfers: n = 20,932 and frozen embryo transfer [FET] n = 9805) between […]
Prevalence of Congenital Heart Defects in Pregnancies Conceived by Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Cohort Study
Background and aim of the study: Pregnancies obtained by assisted reproductive technology (ART) are associated with an increased risk of complications and congenital anomalies, particularly congenital heart defects (CHDs). Therefore, our aim is to evaluate, retrospectively, the prevalence of CHD in ART pregnancies in our two centers and analyze their characteristics and outcomes. Methods: Observational […]