The Maternal Cytokine and Chemokine Profile of Naturally Conceived Gestations Is Mainly Preserved during In Vitro Fertilization and Egg Donation Pregnancies

Table 3

Comparison of pregnancy outcome of the three study groups. Data expressed as (%) or mean (SD).

	Natural conception group	In vitro fertilization group	Egg donation group
First trimester vaginal bleeding	4 (16%)	6 (24%)	15 (60%)	0.001
Preeclampsia	1 (4%)	2 (8%)	2 (8%)	0.81
HELLP syndrome	0 (0%)	1 (4%)	1 (4%)	0.60
Gestational diabetes	0 (0%)	3 (12%)	4 (16%)	0.075
Gestational age at delivery (weeks)	39.7 (1.0)	39.7 (1.2)	39.0 (1.5)	0.14
Preterm births	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	2 (8%)	0.13
Vaginal delivery	23 (92%)	12 (48%)	6 (24%)	0.004
Cesarean section	2 (8%)	13 (52%)	19 (76%)	0.001
Birth weight (g)	3286.8 (536.3)	3401.4 (420.5)	3282.3 (504.1)	0.62
Low birth weight (<2500 g)	2 (8%)	1 (4%)	1 (4%)	0.94