Karyotype analysis of blighted ova in pregnancies achieved by in vitro fertilization.
Pregnancies achieved by IVF and resulting in blighted ovum were karyotyped. The rate of aneuploidy was found to be 38% (5/13). In vitro fertilization does not appear to be a risk factor for chromosome anomaly in live births or miscarriages, and the data reported so far may suggest that aneuploid rates are actually lower for pregnancies achieved by IVF.
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Advanced Institute of Fertility, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233.
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D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D000328:Adult; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007621:Karyotyping; D010063:Ovum / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology*; D011247:Pregnancy