Onm-1: Maternal Outcomes after In Vitro Fertilization

Neonatal outcomes of Offspring Conceived through in Vitro Fertilization

There has been a dramatic rise in the use of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), including In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) throughout the world over the past three decades. Because they represent >1% of the birth cohorts in many developed countries, much attention is being paid to the health and well-being of ART children. Children born after assisted reproductive techniques (ART) have an in...

Cumulative Live-Birth Rates by Maternal Age after One or Multiple In Vitro Fertilization Cycles: An Institutional Experience

Background: The aim of this retrospective study is to investigate the cumulative live birth rate (CLBR) following one or more completed in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles (up to 6 cycles) stratified by maternal age and type of infertility. Materials and Methods: In this retrospective study, five hundred forty-seven women who received 736 fresh ovarian stimulation/embryo transfer cycles between...

Comparison of Easy and Difficult Embryo Transfer Outcomes in In Vitro Fertilization Cycles

Efficacy of in vitro fertilization after chemotherapy.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate if in vitro fertilization (IVF) with embryo cryopreservation can be proposed to patients immediately after one or two regimens of chemotherapy. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Academic research center and IVF unit. PATIENT(S) Eleven young patients diagnosed with cancer between September 1999 and April 2003 who wanted to preserve their fertility via IVF. INTERVE...

Perinatal outcome after in-vitro fertilization-surrogacy.

The perinatal outcome of pregnancies (both single and multiple) established after in-vitro fertilization (IVF)-surrogacy was evaluated and compared to the outcome of pregnancies that resulted from standard IVF. Analysis of medical records and a telephone interview with physicians, IVF-surrogates, and commissioning mothers were conducted to assess prenatal follow up and delivery care in several ...

CHAPTER 13 ( Maternal ) death related to in vitro fertilization

Objective: The most severe complication of IVF, death, is reported rarely. IVF-pregnancies are known to have more obstetric complications, which may result in a higher incidence of maternal deaths. In order to demand attention to this severe complication and to prevent recurrence, we collected deaths that may have been related to IVF. Materials and Methods: All deaths from 1984-2008 were collec...