SynthesisBioMed research international2019
The Risk of Retinopathy of Prematurity in the Infants following Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Meta-Analysis.
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- Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in artificial reproductive technology conceived preterm infants in China.International journal of retina and vitreous · 2026Article
- Early erythrocyte heterogeneity in very preterm infants conceived by in vitro fertilization: a multicenter study.BMC pediatrics · 2026Article
- Effect and factors associated with reactivation after intravitreal conbercept or aflibercept in retinopathy of prematurity.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Analysis of the Association between In Vitro Fertilization/Assisted Conception and the Development of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Very-Low-Birth Weight Newborns.Turkish archives of pediatrics · 2024Article
- Perinatal and neonatal risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity in very low birthweight, very preterm twins: a population-based study.Eye (London, England) · 2024Observational
- Retinopathy of Prematurity: Advances in the Screening and Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity Using a Single Center Approach.American journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
- Additional Adverse Perinatal Outcomes With No Effect on Neonatal Mortality and Birth Defects in Pregnancies Conceived by Assisted Reproductive Technology.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
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Abstract
Currently, the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) is increasing. Because of the poor prognosis of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), the association between ART and the ROP has been explored in several studies, but the result was still inconclusive. Conducting a meta-analysis, we evaluated the risk of ROP in relation to the ART. Subgroup analysis as well as groups with different embryo numbers and different ROP stages was further analyzed. The PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library databases were searched for studies recording data about both the use of ART and ROP occurrence simultaneously. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI) were calculated to analyze the association by using random- or fixed-effect models based on heterogeneity test. In total 15 observational studies containing 10392 ART cases and 39474 spontaneous conception cases were included. Results showed that there was a significant association between the use of ART and ROP occurrence in the offspring (OR = 1.34, 95% CI: 1.05 to 1.73, P = 0.02). With subgroup analysis, we found that the influence actually came from a subgroup of ART, the
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