The impact of fetal gender on prematurity in dichorionic twin gestations after in vitro fertilization
Impact of fetal gender on prematurity has been primarily investigated in singleton pregnancies. In an attempt to understand better how fetal gender may affect gestational length in twin gestations after in vitro fertilization, same-sex twins and opposite twins were compared for pregnancy duration.
Methods: This study evaluated 113 women at ages 20 to 39 years with consecutive dichorionic-diamniotic twin gestations after assisted reproduction.
All pregnancies were results of fresh in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles with use of autologous oocytes and sperm and were delivered at up to 37 weeks of gestation at a University-based high-risk, maternal-fetal medicine unit.
Results: Both groups did not differ in baseline characteristics, such as maternal ages, indications for fertility treatments, number of previous IVF attempts, body mass index and parity. Opposite sex-twins, however, presented with significantly shorter gestational age at birth (32.9 +/- 3.4 weeks) than same-sex twins (34.3 +/- 2.5 weeks), (p<0.05).
Younger maternal age was also associated with shorter pregnancy duration (p<0.05).
Conclusions: Fetal gender mix serves as risk factor for more significant prematurity in dichorionic-diamniotic twins after assisted reproduction with opposite sex twins at higher risk than same sex-twins.
Author: Andrea WeghoferKatharina KleinMaria Stammler-SafarChristof WordaDavid BaradPeter HussleinNorbert Gleicher
Credits/Source: Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2010, 8:57
Published on: 2010-06-10
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