Obstetric outcome and long-term follow up of children conceived through assisted reproduction.
Författare och institution:
Christina Bergh (Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, sektionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Avdelningen för obstetrik och gynekologi); Ulla-Britt Wennerholm (Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper, sektionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa, Avdelningen för obstetrik och gynekologi)
Publicerad i:
Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology, 26 ( 6 ) s. 841–852
ISSN:
1532-1932
Publikationstyp:
Artikel, refereegranskad vetenskaplig
Publiceringsår:
2012
Språk:
engelska
Fulltextlänk:
Sammanfattning (abstract):
Most children born after assisted reproduction techniques are healthy. The most important risk associated with in-vitro fertilisation is the higher multiple birth rate, which may result in increased child morbidity because several embryos are transferred at each cycle. Single-embryo transfer reduces this risk dramatically. Large registry studies and meta-analyses have indicated a small but statistically significantly increased risk of congenital malformations among children born after in-vitro fertilisation. Other risks, such as preterm birth and low birth weight seem to be associated more with parental characteristics than the in-vitro fertilisation technique. All knowledge about children conceived through in-vitro fertilisation is based on observational studies, with risks of bias and confounders. It is possible that pregnancies and children resulting from in-vitro fertilisation are more carefully monitored and seek health care more frequently, resulting in more health problems being discovered. Continuous follow up of children after in-vitro fertilisation is of great importance, particularly as new techniques are constantly being introduced.
Ämne (baseras på Högskoleverkets indelning av forskningsämnen):
MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP ->
Klinisk medicin ->
Reproduktionsmedicin och gynekologi ->
Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar
Klinisk medicin ->
Reproduktionsmedicin och gynekologi ->
Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar
Postens nummer:
159382
Posten skapad:
2012-06-25 10:15
Posten ändrad:
2012-12-13 10:40