ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2024
Case-controlled study of tuberculosis in in-vitro fertilisation-embryo transfer and natural pregnancy.
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- Cerebral tuberculoma in pregnancy (Jan 1975-May 2025): a systematic review and descriptive analysis of 33 published cases.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Pooled it
- Adverse clinical outcomes in patients with good ovarian reserve are linked to a history of cured tuberculosis: a retrospective cohort study.Reproductive health · 2026Article
- Clinical Features and Outcomes of Tuberculosis after in Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer Compared with Natural Pregnancy: A Retrospective Study.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2025Article
- Tuberculosis Caused by Isoniazid-Resistant Strain Was Transmitted from a Woman Undergoing IVFET to Her Fetus by Intrauterine: A Case Report.Infection and drug resistance · 2024Article
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objectiveTo improve the understanding of the clinical features and imaging characteristics of pregnant women with and without in-vitro fertilisation-embryo transfer combined with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).
methodsA retrospective analysis was conducted involving 50 patients with pregnancy who had pulmonary TB and were admitted to the Third People's Hospital of Kunming (China) between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2021. These patients were divided into an in-vitro fertilisation and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) conception group and a natural conception group according to the conception method. The clinical and imaging data were then collected and compared.
resultsThe mean age of the IVF-ET group (n = 13, 31.85 ± 5.84 years) was higher than in the natural conception group (n = 37, 27.05 ± 5.5 years). The proportions of fever, haematogenous TB and extrapulmonary TB in the IVF-ET group (92.31%, 84.62% and 76.92%, respectively) were higher than those in the natural conception group (40.54%,16.22%,27.03%,respectively). The percentage of patients with pregnancy who had intracranial TB (76.9%) in the IVF-ET group was higher than in the natural conception group (10.8%). The percentage of pregnancy terminations in the IVF-ET conception group (84.62%) was higher than in the natural conception group (48.65%). All the above results had statistically significant differences (p < 0.05).
conclusionOverall, IVF-ET conception combined with extensive pulmonary TB lesions lead to heavy systemic toxic symptoms, severe disease and poor pregnancy outcomes. Therefore, screening for TB prior to performing IVF-ET is recommended.
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