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However, there is a growing concern of increased risk of large for gestational (LGA) and\/or macrosomic children after FET. Macrosomic\/LGA births have a higher risk of cesarean section, fetal hypoxia and stillbirth. Improvements in cryopreservation techniques indicate that FET is a trend expected to continue and a freeze\u2010all policy has lately been introduced. With this review, we wished to evaluate the association between FET and LGA and\/or macrosomia. We searched electronic databases on January 12, 2018. Ten studies on LGA and six studies on macrosomia were eligible for meta\u2010analysis. We found that the risk of LGA in FET was increased 1.5\u2010fold (AOR\u2009=\u20091.50 95% CI 1.44\u20131.57 <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u200a&lt;\u20090.001) compared to fresh cycles and 1.3\u2010fold (AOR\u2009=\u20091.31 95% CI 1.20\u20131.43 <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u200a&lt;\u20090.001) compared to natural conception (NC). Similarly we found a 1.7\u2010fold increased risk of macrosomia in FET compared to fresh transfer (AOR\u2009=\u20091.71 95% CI 1.59\u20131.83 <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u200a&lt;\u20090.001) and a 1.4\u2010fold increased risk compared to NC (AOR\u2009=\u20091.42 95% CI\u20091.17\u20131.71 <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u200a&lt;\u20090.001). Whether the increased risk of LGA and macrosomia is associated with higher long\u2010term health risks remains unknown. 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