Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: To compare the cell dynamics of term placental tissue in pregnancies conceived by in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer with spontaneous pregnancies.Methods: Placental samples were obtained from singleton term IVF pregnancies (n=25) and singleton term spontaneous pregnancies (n=30). Ethical approval was obtained from the Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong. The incidence of apoptotic and proliferative cells was determi...