ArticleFertility and sterility2015
Perinatal outcomes associated with assisted reproductive technology: the Massachusetts Outcomes Study of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (MOSART).
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- Systematic review of worldwide trends in assisted reproductive technology 2004-2013.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2017Pooled it
- Risk of adverse pregnancy and perinatal outcomes after high technology infertility treatment: a comprehensive systematic review.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2016Pooled it
- Adverse pregnancy outcomes after in vitro fertilization: effect of number of embryos transferred and plurality at conception.Fertility and sterility · 2015Trial
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- Differences in Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Between Pregnancies Following Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF): A Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Disparities in perinatal outcomes among births to same-sex and different-sex married couples: a cross-sectional study using birth certificate data.F&S reports · 2025Article
- Comparison of live birth rate and fetal outcomes between fresh embryo and frozen-thawed embryo transfers: a prospective study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Differences in Pregnancy Outcomes Between in vitro Fertilization and Natural Conception in Nulliparous Singleton Pregnancies of Advanced Maternal Age: A Study Based on Propensity Score Matching and Cohort Retrospective Analysis.International journal of women's health · 2025Article
- Preterm birth in assisted reproduction: the mediating role of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
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- Oviductal extracellular matrix hydrogels enhance in vitro culture of rabbit embryos and reduce deficiencies during assisted reproductive technologies.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Association between Subclinical Hypothyroidism and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Assisted Reproduction Technology Singleton Pregnancies: A Retrospective Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Within- and between-twin comparisons of risk for childhood behavioral difficulties after preterm birth.Pediatric research · 2024Article
- The effect of fertility treatment and socioeconomic status on neonatal and post-neonatal mortality in the United States.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2024Article
- Long-term healthcare utilization and costs of babies born after assisted reproductive technologies (ART): a record linkage study with 10-years' follow-up in England.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2023Article
- Long-Term Effects of ART on the Health of the Offspring.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Fertility treatment increases the risk of preterm birth independent of multiple gestations.F&S reports · 2023Article
- LetrozoleHeliyon · 2023Article
- Mediation effect of pregnancy-induced hypertension on the association between assisted reproductive technology and adverse neonatal outcomes: a population-based study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo compare on a population basis the birth outcomes of women treated with assisted reproductive technologies (ART), women with indicators of subfertility but without ART, and fertile women.
designLongitudinal cohort study.
settingNot applicable. PARTICIPANT(S): A total of 334,628 births and fetal deaths to Massachusetts mothers giving birth in a Massachusetts hospital from July 1, 2004, to December 31, 2008, subdivided into three subgroups for comparison: ART 11,271, subfertile 6,609, and fertile 316,748. INTERVENTION(S): None. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Four outcomes-preterm birth, low birth weight, small for gestational age, and perinatal death-were modeled separately for singletons and twins with the use of logistic regression for the primary comparison between ART births and those to the newly created population-based subgroup of births to women with indicators of subfertility but no ART. RESULT(S): For singletons, the risks for both preterm birth and low birth weight were higher for the ART group (adjusted odds ratios [AORs] 1.23 and 1.26, respectively) compared with the subfertile group, and risks in both the ART and the subfertile groups were higher than those among the fertile births group. For twins, the risk of perinatal death was significantly lower among ART births than fertile (AOR 0.55) or subfertile (AOR 0.15) births. CONCLUSION(S): The use of a population-based comparison group of subfertile births without ART demonstrated significantly higher rates of preterm birth and low birth weight in ART singleton births, but these differences are smaller than differences between ART and fertile births. Further refinement of the measurement of subfertile births and examination of the independent risks of subfertile births is warranted.
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