ArticleInternational journal of reproductive biomedicine2023
In vitro fertilization pregnancy may cause fetal thymic volume involution: A case-control study.
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- Gestational Age-Specific Reference Ranges and Internally Validated Z-Score Equations for Fetal Thymus Transverse Diameter at 18 + 0-25 + 6 Weeks of Gestation.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the Relationship Between the Thymic-Thoracic Ratio and Perinatal Adverse Outcomes in Fetuses With Congenital Heart Defects: An Observational Study at a Tertiary Care Center.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2026Observational
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Background: The effect of modern infertility treatment modalities on fetal thymic volume has not been well known. Objective: 3-dimensional (3D) fetal thymus volumes of 18-24 wk in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies and spontaneous pregnancy cases were compared. Materials and Methods: 135 cases were evaluated in this prospective case-control study. The study was conducted between July 2019 and July 2020 at a university hospital in Trabzon, Turkey. Fetal thymus volume was calculated in the pregnant cases included in the study with the help of the virtual organ computer-assisted analysis system included in the advanced ultrasonography system. The fetal thymus volumes were compared between pregnant women with IVF and spontaneous pregnant women. Results: The fetal thymus size was significantly lower in the IVF pregnancy group than in spontaneous pregnancy cases (p Conclusion: In light of these results, it may be concluded that small fetal thymus size may be another fetal complication of IVF pregnancies.
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