Embryo quality, ploidy, and transfer outcomes in male versus female blastocysts

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PURPOSE: The goal is to determine if variations exist between male and female blastocysts in preimplantation measurements of quality and ploidy and in vitro fertilization elective single-embryo transfer (eSET) outcomes.

METHODS: A retrospective chart review was conducted from a private fertility center's database of blastocysts undergoing preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy, along with details of eSET from this screened cohort. Main outcomes included preimplantation embryo quality and sex-specific eSET outcomes.

RESULTS: A total of 3708 embryos from 578 women were evaluated, with 45.9% male and 54.1% female. The majority were High grade. No difference existed between embryo sex and overall morphological grade, inner cell mass or trophectoderm grade, or blastocyst transformation day. Female blastocysts had a higher aneuploidy rate than male blastocysts (P < 0.001). Five hundred thirty-nine eSETs from 392 women were evaluated, with High grade embryos more likely to have implantation (P < 0.001), clinical pregnancy (P < 0.001), and ongoing pregnancy (P = 0.018) than Mid or Low grade embryos. Day 5 blastocysts were more likely to have implantation (P = 0.018), clinical pregnancy (P = 0.005), and ongoing pregnancy (P = 0.018) than day 6 blastocysts. Male and female embryos had similar transfer outcomes, although female day 5 blastocysts were more likely to result in clinical pregnancy (P = 0.012), but not ongoing pregnancy, than female day 6 blastocysts. Male eSET outcomes did not differ by blastocyst transformation day.

CONCLUSION: Male and female embryos have comparable grade and quality; however, female embryos were more likely to be aneuploid. Ongoing pregnancy rates did not differ by embryo sex. Day 5 embryos had more favorable transfer outcomes than day 6 embryos.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:38

Enthalten in:

Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics - 38(2021), 9 vom: 04. Sept., Seite 2363-2370

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Moutos, Christopher P [VerfasserIn]
Kearns, William G [VerfasserIn]
Farmer, Sarah E [VerfasserIn]
Richards, Jon P [VerfasserIn]
Saad, Antonio F [VerfasserIn]
Crochet, John R [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aneuploidy
Blastocyst sex
Comparative Study
Embryo sex
Journal Article
Preimplantation genetic testing

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Date Completed 02.02.2022

Date Revised 02.09.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10815-021-02250-w

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM32634456X