Abnormal implantation after fresh and frozen in vitro fertilization cycles

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OBJECTIVE: To determine whether fresh embryo transfers are at a higher risk of abnormal implantation compared with frozen embryo transfers while accounting for the embryo stage at transfer.

DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study.

SETTING: Not applicable.

PATIENT(S): We used data from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies to identify all fresh and frozen autologous IVF cycles from 2004-2013 resulting in a positive pregnancy test. The cycles were parameterized into a four-level predictor of [1] fresh blastocyst transfer, [2] fresh non-blastocyst transfer, [3] frozen blastocyst transfer, and [4] frozen non-blastocyst transfer.

INTERVENTION(S): None.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): We examined a composite outcome of abnormal implantation, defined as biochemical pregnancy, ectopic/heterotopic pregnancy, and first-trimester pregnancy loss. Regression modeling was performed with repeated measures multivariable logistic regression, adjusted for age, parity, number of embryos transferred, infertility diagnosis, and calendar year of treatment.

RESULT(S): Of 509,938 cycles analyzed, 31.8% resulted in abnormal implantation. Compared with a fresh blastocyst transfer, a fresh non-blastocyst transfer had a 22% increase risk of abnormal implantation, a frozen blastocyst transfer had a 36% increase risk, and a frozen non-blastocyst transfer had a 57% increase risk. When individual outcomes were analyzed, fresh embryo transfers had a lower risk of biochemical pregnancy and pregnancy loss but a higher risk for ectopic/heterotopic pregnancy.

CONCLUSION(S): Fresh blastocyst transfers had the lowest overall risk of abnormal implantation but a higher risk of ectopic/heterotopic pregnancy. Although embryo cryopreservation is indicated in certain treatment cycles, elective embryo cryopreservation may not be the optimal strategy to adopt for all cycles.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:107

Enthalten in:

Fertility and sterility - 107(2017), 5 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 1153-1158

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Erica T [VerfasserIn]
Kathiresan, Anupama S Q [VerfasserIn]
Bresee, Catherine [VerfasserIn]
Greene, Naomi [VerfasserIn]
Alexander, Carolyn [VerfasserIn]
Pisarska, Margareta D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Abnormal implantation
Embryo cryopreservation
In vitro fertilization
Journal Article

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Date Completed 18.08.2017

Date Revised 27.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.03.012

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM27119796X