The effect of infertility and assisted reproduction on first-trimester placental and fetal development

Deirdre A Conway; Jennifer Liem; Satin Patel; Kenneth J Fan; John Williams 3rd; Margareta D Pisarska

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.12.010

The effect of infertility and assisted reproduction on first-trimester placental and fetal development

Fertil Steril. 2011 Apr;95(5):1801-4. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.12.010. Epub 2010 Dec 31.

Authors

Deirdre A Conway¹, Jennifer Liem, Satin Patel, Kenneth J Fan, John Williams 3rd, Margareta D Pisarska

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA.

PMID: 21195402
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.12.010

Abstract

Our investigation of differences in first-trimester placentation and/or fetal biometry in pregnancies conceived spontaneously compared with those conceived through fertility treatment, and comparing less invasive fertility treatment with in vitro fertilization found no statistically significant difference in first-trimester abnormal placentation or fetal growth between pregnancies conceived spontaneously and those conceived through fertility treatment, or between the in vivo and in vitro subgroups.

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Case-Control Studies
Chorionic Villi Sampling
Female
Fetal Development / physiology*
Humans
Infertility / complications
Infertility / physiopathology*
Infertility / therapy
Placenta / diagnostic imaging
Placentation / physiology*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Trimester, First / physiology*
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted* / adverse effects
Retrospective Studies
Ultrasonography, Prenatal