Implications of assisted reproductive technologies on term singleton birth weight: an analysis of 25,777 children in the national assisted reproduction registry of Japan Akira Nakashima, M.D., Ryuichiro Araki, Ph.D., Hirohiko Tani, M.D., Osamu Ishihara, M.D., Ph.D., Akira Kuwahara, M.D., Ph.D., Minoru Irahara, M.D., Ph.D., Yasunori Yoshimura, M.D., Ph.D., Takeshi Kuramoto, M.D., Ph.D., Hidekazu Saito, M.D., Ph.D., Aritoshi Nakaza, B.S., Tetsuro Sakumoto, M.D., Ph.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 99, Issue 2, Pages 450-455 (February 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.09.027 Copyright © 2013 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 The mean birth weight of three groups following term gestation. The mean birth weights of neonates were 3,009.8 ± 376.8 g, 3,059.6 ± 369.6 g, and 3,100.7 ± 387.2 g in fresh embryo transfer (ET) cycles, all Japanese neonates, and frozen-thawed ET (FET) cycles, respectively. The mean birth weight of fresh ET was lower compared with FET and all Japanese neonates. Among the three groups, the mean birth weight of FET was significantly higher (P<.0001) after adjusting for gestational age. Fertility and Sterility 2013 99, 450-455DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.09.027) Copyright © 2013 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions