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Ovarian stimulation for IVF has no quantitative association with birthweight: a registry study
Author(s) -
Georg Griesinger,
Efstratios M. Κolibianakis,
K. Diedrich,
Michael Ludwig
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/den286
Subject(s) - medicine , stimulation , obstetrics , birth weight , gynecology , pregnancy , endocrinology , biology , genetics
Singleton children born after IVF are of lower birthweight compared with their naturally conceived peers. It has been hypothesized that ovarian stimulation might be associated with low birthweight in children born after IVF. The aim of the present study was to explore whether or not a dose relationship exists between ovarian stimulation and birthweight in singletons born after ovarian stimulation for IVF.

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