Placental pathology: crucial link in the subfertility-pregnancy outcome chain

For more than 30 years, distinguishing between the effects of subfertility versus assisted reproductive technology (ART) on pregnancy outcomes has challenged the field of reproductive medicine. In the early years of in  vitro fertilization, many of the increased adverse pregnancy outcomes in ART-treated women could be attributed to the higher rate of multiple gestations. However, studies assessing ART-conceived singleton pregnancies also revealed adverse outcomes, including significantly higher rates of preterm b irth compared with those conceived naturally (1).
Source: Fertility and Sterility - Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Tags: Reflections Source Type: research