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Obstetric outcome and long-term follow up of children conceived through assisted reproduction.
- 2012
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Ingår i: Best practice & research. Clinical obstetrics & gynaecology. - : Elsevier BV. - 1532-1932 .- 1521-6934. ; 26:6, s. 841-852
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Most children born after assisted reproduction techniques are healthy. The most important risk associated with in-vitro fertilisation is the higher multiple birth rate, which may result in increased child morbidity because several embryos are transferred at each cycle. Single-embryo transfer reduces this risk dramatically. Large registry studies and meta-analyses have indicated a small but statistically significantly increased risk of congenital malformations among children born after in-vitro fertilisation. Other risks, such as preterm birth and low birth weight seem to be associated more with parental characteristics than the in-vitro fertilisation technique. All knowledge about children conceived through in-vitro fertilisation is based on observational studies, with risks of bias and confounders. It is possible that pregnancies and children resulting from in-vitro fertilisation are more carefully monitored and seek health care more frequently, resulting in more health problems being discovered. Continuous follow up of children after in-vitro fertilisation is of great importance, particularly as new techniques are constantly being introduced.
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- Bergh, Christina, 1953, et al.
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Parental age and child outcomes
- 2019
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Ingår i: Fertility and Sterility. - : Elsevier BV. - 0015-0282. ; 111:6, s. 1036-1046
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This review summarizes the impact of parental age on children's health outcomes beyond the perinatal period. In the last decades, delayed parenthood with both men and women has become a public health issue. For women, in particular, the size of this delay is substantial. For a few medical conditions, older parental age has a pronounced effect on child morbidity. For most other outcomes, a more modest effect is evident. Although these effects might be limited on an individual level, they have a substantial impact at the level of population health. ((C) 2019 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.)
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