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Increased risk of placenta previa is associated with endometriosis and tubal factor infertility in assisted reproductive technology pregnancy

2012; Informa; Volume: 29; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3109/09513590.2012.706669

1473-0766

Yuri Takemura, Yutaka Osuga, Akihisa Fujimoto, Nagisa Oi, Ryo Tsutsumi, Minako Koizumi, Tetsu Yano, Yuji Taketani,

Endometriosis Research and Treatment

Although assisted reproductive technology (ART) is suspected to increase the risk of placenta previa, a life-threatening complication of pregnancy, the reason is poorly understood. We recruited consecutive 318 pregnancies conceived by ART in our clinic and examined relation of ten variables, i.e. maternal age, gravidity, parity, male or female fetus, previous abortion, previous cesarean delivery, endometriosis, ovulatory disorder, tubal disease, and male infertility, to placenta previa, by logistic regression analysis. As a result, we found that endometriosis (odds ratio = 15.1; 95% CI = 7.6–500.0) and tubal disease (odds ratio = 4.4; 95% CI = 1.1–26.3) were significantly associated with placenta previa. It would be preferable to take the increased risk of placenta previa into account in treating ART pregnancy with endometriosis and tubal disease.