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That pregnancies conceived by artificial reproductive technologies (ART) are high-risk pregnancies by default?
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Frequently Asked Questions
As a physician practicing for over 20 years, I have encountered countless questions and have heard infinite concerns from mothers and their families about everything from smoking during pregnancy to what sort of music may or may not be harmful to the development of a baby’s ears. Hopefully, going through this list will ease some of your worries, or in the least inform you as to what you should and should not be concerned about. - Alexander D. Kofinas, MD

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Are patients with infertility more likely to have pregnancy complications?
Patients with a history of infertility (i.e. experience a difficult time conceiving) who choose to conceive with assisted reproductive technologies (ART) do traditionally experience an increased number of complications during pregnancy. Common complications include PretermPreterm:
Occuring or appearing before the expected time at the end of a full-term pregnancy.  delivery, fetal growth failure, and fetal losses. These are primarily related to placental failure due to poor placental VascularVascular:
of or relating to or having vessels that conduct and circulate fluids, such as blood.  development. Almost all of these patients suffer from genetic and/or acquired thrombophilia, which is known to cause all of these complications as well as several others.
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