Pregnancy and Birth After Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Pregnancy and Birth After Assisted Reproductive Technologies by Michael Ludwig.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ludwig, Michael (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
Edition:1st ed. 2002.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Gynecology .
Reproductive medicine.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1 A Follow-up of Pregnancies in Assisted Reproduction: Necessity and Problems
  • Why Is It Necessary to Perform a Follow-up of Pregnancies After an ART Procedure?
  • Why Do Not All Centres Perform a Follow-up of Pregnancies After an ART Procedure?
  • Conclusion
  • 2 Incidence of Early Abortions and Ectopic Pregnancies in Assisted Reproduction
  • Definitions
  • Incidence of Spontaneous Abortions
  • Incidence of Ectopic Pregnancies
  • Incidence of Heterotopic Pregnancies
  • Incidence of Disappearing Gestational Sacs
  • Is There a Higher Abortion Risk Following ART?
  • 3 Incidence of Chromosomal Abnormalities in Abortions After Assisted Reproduction
  • Monosomy
  • Trisomy
  • Triploidy
  • Tetraploidy
  • Structural Chromosomal Anomalies
  • Mosaics
  • Factors that Might Influence the Incidence of Chromosomal Anomalies
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Assisted Reproduction and Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Obstetric Outcome of Pregnancies After Assisted Reproduction
  • Singletons Conceived by ART Versus Spontaneously Conceived Pregnancies
  • Singleton Versus Multiple Pregnancies After IVF or IVF/ICSI
  • Multiple Pregnancies After ART Versus Spontaneously Conceived Multiple Pregnancies
  • Higher Order Multiple Pregnancies Following ART
  • Obstetric Outcome of Pregnancies After Cryopreservation
  • Conclusion
  • 6 Oocyte Donation
  • Oocyte Recipients and Donors
  • Obstetric Outcome in Oocyte Donation Pregnancies
  • The Impact of Age
  • Conclusion
  • 7 Congenital Malformations After ART
  • Congenital Malformations After IVF
  • Congenital Malformations After ICSI
  • Congenital Malformations After SUZI
  • Congenital Malformations After GIFT or Intrauterine Insemination
  • Congenital Malformations After Cryopreservation
  • An Increased Risk for Certain Malformations
  • Conclusion
  • 8 Perinatal Outcome and Follow-up of Children Born from ART
  • Descriptive Studies Without Control Groups
  • Controlled Studies
  • Follow-up of Children From Cryopreserved Embryos
  • Conclusion
  • 9 Development of Children of Lesbian Mothers After Using Assisted Reproduction Techniques
  • Development of Children of Lesbian Mothers in General
  • Children Conceived Via Donor Insemination by Lesbian Mothers
  • Conclusion
  • 10 Development of Children and Family Structure After IVF and Gamete Donation
  • Children and Their Parents After IVF
  • Children and Their Parents After Gamete Donation
  • Conclusion
  • 11 General Conclusions
  • Abbreviation List
  • References.

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