Large baby syndrome in singletons born after frozen embryo transfer (FET): Is it due to maternal factors or the cryotechnique?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 618-627

  Pinborg, A ^a   Henningsen, A A ^a   Loft, A ^a   Malchau, S S ^a   Forman, J ^a   Andersen, A Nyboe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cryopreserved embryos; frozen embryo transfer; large for gestational age; macrosomia; sibling

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; EMBRYO; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FREEZE THAWING; FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING;

CRYOPRESERVED EMBRYOS; FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER; LARGE FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; MACROSOMIA; SIBLING;

BIRTH WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; CRYOPRESERVATION; DENMARK; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FETAL MACROSOMIA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84894250924     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/det440     Document Type: Article

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