Effectiveness of seminal plasma in in vitro fertilisation treatment : a systematic review and meta-analysis

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BACKGROUND: With in vitro fertilization (IVF) techniques, only 20-25% of the transferred embryos lead to a pregnancy.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the beneficial effects of seminal plasma (SP) or semen applied at the time of oocyte aspiration or embryo transfer.

SEARCH STRATEGY: Electronic databases were searched from their inception up to August 2017.

SELECTION CRITERIA: We included all randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluating the effects of SP or semen in IVF treatment. Trials were considered if women were exposed to any kind of SP or semen (either SP/semen injection or sexual intercourse) around the time of oocyte pickup and embryo transfer.

DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS: The primary outcome was clinical pregnancy rate (CPR).

MAIN RESULTS: Eight RCTs on women undergoing IVF (2128 in total) were included in the meta-analysis. Women randomized in the intervention group had a significantly higher CPR compared with controls (30.0 versus 25.1%; RR 1.20; 95% CI, 1.04-1.39). No significant differences were found in the secondary outcomes, including livebirth rate, biochemical pregnancy, miscarriage, multiple pregnancies, and birth weight. The subgroup analyses (four RCTs, 780 participants), including only those RCTs in which prepared undiluted SP was injected just after oocyte pickup, conformed with the overall analysis for the primary outcome (46.3 versus 37.2%; RR 1.23; 95% CI, 1.05-1.45).

CONCLUSION: Because intravaginal or intracervical SP application around the time of oocyte pickup is associated with higher CPR, local application SP may be considered as a potential treatment to improve implantation.

TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: SP at the time of oocyte pickup is associated with higher CPR.

Errataetall:

CommentIn: BJOG. 2019 Jan;126(2):226. - PMID 29247471

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:126

Enthalten in:

BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology - 126(2019), 2 vom: 12. Jan., Seite 220-225

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Saccone, G [VerfasserIn]
Di Spiezio Sardo, A [VerfasserIn]
Ciardulli, A [VerfasserIn]
Caissutti, C [VerfasserIn]
Spinelli, M [VerfasserIn]
Surbek, D [VerfasserIn]
von Wolff, M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Fertility
ICSI
Implantation
In vitro fertilization
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Oocyte
Seminal plasma
Systematic Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.03.2019

Date Revised 08.04.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: BJOG. 2019 Jan;126(2):226. - PMID 29247471

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/1471-0528.15004

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM277458250