Mode of conception does not affect fetal or placental growth parameters or ratios in early gestation or at delivery.

Lauren W SundheimerJessica L ChanRae ButtleRosemarie DiPentinoOlivia MuramotoKerlly CastellanoErica T WangJohn WilliamsMargareta D Pisarska

Published in: Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics (2018)

Mode of conception does not appear to influence fetal growth-to-placental weight ratios throughout gestation. In addition, findings in animal models may not always translate into human studies of infertility treatment outcomes.

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