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Perinatal outcomes of spontaneous twins compared with twins conceived through intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Objective: To compare perinatal outcomes in spontaneous twins compared with those conceived by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Design: Retrospective case-control study.

Patients: Cases consisted of 274 intracytoplasmic sperm injection twins, controls were 348 naturally conceived twins delivered between 1999 and 2003 in a tertiary hospital.

Main outcome measures: Birth weight, gestational age at birth, cesarean delivery rate, perinatal mortality and morbidity, congenital anomalies, gestational diabetes and pregnancy induced hypertension.

Results: Preterm deliveries (76.6% vs...

Keywords: congenital anomalies, ICSI, perinatal morbidity, perinatal mortality, perinatal outcome, Twinning