Pregnancy and birth after assisted reproductive technologies / Michael Ludwig ; assisted by Constanze Banz ... [and others] ; with a foreword by Robert G. Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ludwig, Michael, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pregnancy--Complications.

Pregnancy.

Childbirth.

Human reproductive technology.

Pregnancy Complications.

Labor.

Reproductive Techniques, Assisted--adverse effects.

Medical Subjects:

Pregnancy Complications.

Labor.

Reproductive Techniques, Assisted--adverse effects.

Physical Description:

xiv, 151 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2002]

Summary:

Within 11 chapters this book addresses the whole gamut of questions that may arise in the context of pregnancy resulting from assisted reproduction.

Incidence of abortion, extrauterine pregnancy or chromosomal abnormalities, pregnancy complications, problems regarding mode of delivery and the health status of children at birth are covered as well as the further development of the children and the social structure of the families. Topics such as follow-up of families in lesbian relationships and following gamete donations are also discussed.

Contents:

1 A Follow-up of Pregnancies in Assisted Reproduction: Necessity and Problems / Michael Ludwig 1

Why Is It Necessary to Perform a Follow-up of Pregnancies After an ART Procedure? 2

Why Do Not All Centres Perform a Follow-up of Pregnancies After an ART Procedure? 4

2 Incidence of Early Abortions and Ectopic Pregnancies in Assisted Reproduction / Annika K. Schroder, Michael Ludwig 7

Incidence of Spontaneous Abortions 8

IVF 8

GIFT 12

ICSI 12

Frozen/Thawed ET 15

Artificial Insemination with Donor Sperm (AID) 16

Incidence of Ectopic Pregnancies 17

Incidence of Heterotopic Pregnancies 20

Incidence of Disappearing Gestational Sacs 21

Is There a Higher Abortion Risk Following ART? 21

3 Incidence of Chromosomal Abnormalities in Abortions After Assisted Reproduction / Annika K. Schroder, Michael Ludwig 25

Monosomy 26

Trisomy 27

Triploidy 28

Tetraploidy 28

Structural Chromosomal Anomalies 29

Mosaics 29

Factors that Might Influence the Incidence of Chromosomal Anomalies 29

Effect of Ovarian Stimulation 29

Effect of ICSI 30

Effect of Parental Age 30

4 Assisted Reproduction and Prenatal Diagnosis / Pia Wulfing, Michael Ludwig 33

Invasive Prenatal Diagnosis 33

IVF and Prenatal Diagnosis 33

ICSI and Prenatal Diagnosis 42

Non-invasive Prenatal Diagnosis 49

Ultrasound 50

Serum Markers for Prenatal Diagnosis 51

5 Obstetric Outcome of Pregnancies After Assisted Reproduction / Georgine Huber, Michael Ludwig 55

Singletons Conceived by ART Versus Spontaneously Conceived Pregnancies 55

Singleton Versus Multiple Pregnancies After IVF or IVF/ICSI 59

Multiple Pregnancies After ART Versus Spontaneously Conceived Multiple Pregnancies 62

Higher Order Multiple Pregnancies Following ART 64

Obstetric Outcome of Pregnancies After Cryopreservation 64

Descriptive Studies Without Control Groups 65

Controlled Studies 65

6 Oocyte Donation

Anna Sophie Seelig, Michael Ludwig 69

Oocyte Recipients and Donors 70

Hormonal Substitution for Oocyte Recipients 70

Oocyte Donors 71

Follow-up of Oocyte Donors 72

Effects of Anonymity and Secrecy 74

Obstetric Outcome in Oocyte Donation Pregnancies 75

The Impact of Age 79

7 Congenital Malformations After ART / Annika K. Schroder, Michael Ludwig 85

Congenital Malformations After IVF 86

Congenital Malformations After ICSI 88

Congenital Malformations After SUZI 94

Congenital Malformations After GIFT or Intrauterine Insemination 95

Congenital Malformations After Cryopreservation 95

An Increased Risk for Certain Malformations 97

Neural Tube Defects 97

Alimentary Tract Atresia 98

Hypospadias 98

8 Perinatal Outcome and Follow-up of Children Born from ART / Georgine Huber, Michael Ludwig 101

Descriptive Studies Without Control Groups 101

Controlled Studies 102

Follow-up of Children From Cryopreserved Embryos 105

9 Development of Children of Lesbian Mothers After Using Assisted Reproduction Techniques / Constanze Banz, Michael Ludwig 107

Development of Children of Lesbian Mothers in General 107

Gender Identity 108

Gender Role Behaviour 108

Sexual Orientation 109

Other Aspects of Personality Development 110

Children's Social Relationships 111

Children Conceived Via Donor Insemination by Lesbian Mothers 112

10 Development of Children and Family Structure After IVF and Gamete Donation / Constanze Banz, Michael Ludwig 117

Children and Their Parents After IVF 117

Children and Their Parents After Gamete Donation 121.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [133]-151).

ISBN:

354043531X

OCLC:

49711838