First‐ and second‐trimester Down syndrome screening markers in pregnancies achieved through assisted reproductive technologies (ART): a FASTER trial study
- 9 June 2006
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Wiley in Prenatal Diagnosis
- Vol. 26 (8), 672-678
- https://doi.org/10.1002/pd.1469
Abstract
Objective To determine whether first‐ and second‐trimester Down syndrome screening markers and screen‐positive rates are altered in pregnancies conceived using assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs). Methods ART pregnancies in the multicenter FASTER trial were identified. Marker levels were evaluated for five types of ART: in vitro fertilization with ovulation induction (IVF‐OI), IVF with OI and egg donation (IVF‐OI‐ED), IVF with ED (IVF‐ED), and intrauterine insemination with OI (IUI‐OI) or without OI (IUI). Each group was compared to non‐ART controls using Mann–Whitney U analysis. Results First‐trimester marker levels were not significantly different between ART and control pregnancies, with the exception of reduced PAPP‐A levels in the IUI‐OI group. In contrast, second‐trimester inhibin A levels were increased in all ART pregnancies, estriol was reduced and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) was increased in IVF and IUI pregnancies without ED, and alpha‐fetoprotein (AFP) was increased in ED pregnancies. Second‐trimester screen‐positive rates were significantly higher than expected for ART pregnancies, except when ED was used. Conclusions These data show that ART significantly impacts second‐, but not first‐, trimester markers and screen‐positive rates. The type of adjustment needed in second‐trimester screening depends on the particular type of ART used. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Keywords
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