Acute cardiovascular changes in women undergoing In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), a systematic review and meta-analysis

ConclusionsIn Vitro Fertilisation leads to acute changes in maternal haemodynamics at different time points of the stimulation protocol. We found an increase in heart rate from pituitary down-regulation to peak estradiol levels and a significant decrease in blood pressure from baseline or pituitary down-regulation to the luteal phase. Cardiac functional changes were reported for all studies on the agonist protocol, but no significant changes were found using the antagonist protocol. It remains unclear as to whether these acute changes were associated with pregnancy complications or chronic cardiovascular sequelae.
Source: European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research