Complications of pregnancy after infertility treatment: awareness and prevention

Hull, M. G. R.

doi:10.1111/j.1471-0528.1995.tb11353.x

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“…Of most concern is the observation of a 50 g difference in mean birthweight, and slightly earlier gestation of our treated twins, particularly since average smoking was considerably lower among treated women. We are not in a position to unravel why this might be so, but the finding that subfertile (treated) women deliver lighter babies on average has been repeatedly demonstrated (Berkowitz et al, 1990;Ghazi et al, 1991;Hull, 1995;McElrath & Wise, 1997;Scialli, 1986;Venn & Lumley, 1993;Venn & Lumley, 1994). However, few studies have examined birthweight in twins following subfertility treatment and it is less clear that such twin babies are lighter than their naturally conceived counterparts Helmerhorst et al, 2004;Schieve et al, 2002).…”

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Pregnancy Outcome Among Twins Conceived After Subfertility Treatment Compared With Natural Twins: A Population-Based Study

Murphy¹,

Hey²,

Seagroatt³

et al. 2006

Twin Res Hum Genet

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Pregnancy outcome and characteristics of women who conceive following subfertility treatment remains a subject of great interest. We analyzed these variables among 199 women who delivered a registerable twin birth compared with 1773 women who delivered a naturally conceived twin birth in a population-based obstetric cohort drawn from around Oxford, England. Treatment was restricted to conceptions involving simple ovulation induction only. Treated mothers were of significantly higher social class and older, more likely to deliver girls and to be delivered by cesarean section, and significantly less likely to be smokers at the time of antenatal booking and to have delivered previous pregnancies. Pregnancy outcome was similar between the two groups for most measures, with the exception of birthweight which was lower in treated twins, though not significantly so. Overall the results are reassuring with respect to outcome in twin pregnancies following simple ovulation induction.

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Pregnancy Outcome Among Twins Conceived After Subfertility Treatment Compared With Natural Twins: A Population-Based Study

Murphy¹,

Hey²,

Seagroatt³

et al. 2006

Twin Res Hum Genet

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Pregnancy Outcome Among Twins Conceived After Subfertility Treatment Compared With Natural Twins: A Population-Based Study

Murphy¹,

Neale

Hey³

et al. 2006

twin res hum genet

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“…The major problem of pregnancies resulting from IVF-ET is the increased rate of multiple pregnancies which are associated with the use of ovarian stimulation drugs during the IVF -ET treatment cycle (17,59,61). Attempts to increase the probability of successful pregnancy by increasing the number of embryos transferred also increase the probability of multiple pregnancies (23,34,59). The multiple pregnancy rate varies (between 17.3% and 38 %) and is significantly higher than that for spontaneous pregnancies (about 1%) (6,26,32,46,50,61,69).…”

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Int J Technol Assess Health Care

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and five general hospitals was implemented in June 1996. The Provincial Mental Health Advisory Board worked in partnership with four Regional Health Authorities in the selection of sites, development of procedures, and evaluation. Information was collected through questionnaires administered to consumers, service providers, and psychiatric consultants. Additional information was obtained by interviews, site visits, logs, and telephone interviews with consumers. Sites were phased in over a 3-month period. In total there were 109 consultations, of which 19 were for repeat consumers. Referrals were received from 31 physicians. Seventy-five percent of consultations were to general psychiatry and the remainder to a psychogeriatrician or a psychiatrist specializing in substance abuse. Utilization was not equal across the sites in central Alberta and did not appear to be related to distance from other psychiatric services. Issues that may have affected the number of referrals were the level of involvement during the planning process of physicians and community mental health professionals, and type and timing of marketing, perceived need for the service by physicians, comfort and satisfaction with usual referral patterns, and skepticism regarding the new technology. The most common reason for referral was the management of a previously established diagnosis. Fifty-five percent of all consumers had a history of mental illness longer than 1 year. Those with a history of mental illness of less than 1 year included nine from 14 to 18 years old and four with postpartum depression. The most prevalent diagnosis was depression (40%). Referral forms indicated that 32% of all consumers were considered to have suicide ideation or suicidal intent at the time of referral. Users indicated that the technology was considered easy to use, and the quality of the sound and picture were appropriate for the application. Survey data suggested strong acceptance and satisfaction by consumers, service providers, and psychiatric consultants. Benefits perceived by consumers included timeliness of service, service in their own community with no travel-related stressors, decreased work time loss for self or family, and positive outcomes as a result of psychiatrist expertise.

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Complications of pregnancy after infertility treatment: awareness and prevention

Cited by 9 publications

References 57 publications

Pregnancy Outcome Among Twins Conceived After Subfertility Treatment Compared With Natural Twins: A Population-Based Study

Pregnancy Outcome Among Twins Conceived After Subfertility Treatment Compared With Natural Twins: A Population-Based Study

Pregnancy Outcome Among Twins Conceived After Subfertility Treatment Compared With Natural Twins: A Population-Based Study

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