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PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS
Volume 25, Issue 3, Pages 234-238Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1116
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maternal serum screening; in vitro fertilization; Down syndrome; human chorionic gonadotrophin; triple screen
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Objectives To examine whether second-trimester maternal serum triple marker screening results differ between in vitro fertilization (lVF) pregnancies and naturally conceived pregnancies. Methods Second-trimester maternal serum triple marker screening results from 88 IVF pregnancies were compared with 596 naturally conceived pregnancies (controls). Controls were matched to each IVF pregnancy by maternal age, gestational age and date of blood collection. All pregnancies in the study were known to have normal outcome. Multiple of the median (MoM) levels of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG), unconjugated estriol (uE3) and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), and the false-positive rate for Down syndrome were compared between the two groups. Results No statistically significant differences in analyte levels or in Down syndrome false-positive rate were observed between the IVF and naturally conceived pregnancies. Conclusion IVF patients can be counselled about maternal serum triple marker screening in the same manner as patients with naturally conceived pregnancies. There is no evidence to support the general use of analyte correction factors in the interpretation of second-trimester maternal serum screen results in IVF pregnancies. Copyright (c) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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