| Sex ratio and pregnancy complications according to mode of conception in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. | |
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PMID: 19900142 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate pregnancy complications and offspring sex ratio according to mode of conception in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN: Retrospective, descriptive study. SETTING: Tertiary, university hospital. POPULATION: A total of 176 women with PCOS diagnosed according to the Rotterdam criteria. METHODS: Women with PCOS who have participated in one or more clinical studies were invited to answer a questionnaire on the mode of conception, pregnancy complications, gestational length and offspring gender. A total of 139 women responded. Data were quality checked against hospital files. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Fertility, mode of conception, offspring gender and pregnancy complications. RESULTS: More than half (54%) of the singleton pregnancies were conceived spontaneously. More complications were seen in pregnancies achieved while using metformin than without (p = 0.02). Compared to spontaneous conception, more boys than girls were born in singleton pregnancies after in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmatic sperm injection treatment (p = 0.004). CONCLUSIONS: In women with PCOS the mode of conception may influence both the rate of pregnancy complications and the offspring sex ratio. |
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Authors:
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Eszter Vanky; Bjørn Backe; Sven M Carlsen |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica Volume: 88 ISSN: 1600-0412 ISO Abbreviation: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Publication Date: 2009 |
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Created Date: 2009-11-10 Completed Date: 2009-12-07 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0370343 Medline TA: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1261-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway. eszter.vanky@ntnu.no |
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Adolescent Adult Female Humans Male Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / physiopathology* Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications* Questionnaires Regression Analysis Retrospective Studies Sex Ratio* Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic* Young Adult |
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