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Pregnancy rate is not improved by delaying embryo transfer from days 2 to 3
Mona M Aboulghar1, Mohamed A Aboulghar, Ragaa T Mansour
1The Egyptian IVF-ET Center 3, 161 Street, Hadaek Al Maadi, Maadi, Cairo 11431, Egypt.
Objective:
To compare the outcome of assisted reproduction in day 2 versus day three embryo transfer.
Design:
Prospective study.
Participants:
A total of 927 consecutive embryo transfers for IVF and ICSI cycles including 626 embryo transfers on day 2 and 301 on day 3.
Intervention:
IVF and ICSI.
Outcome Measure:
Clinical pregnancy rate.
Results:
There is no significant difference in the pregnancy rate between ET on day 2 (50.9%) and ET on day 3 (50.5%).
Conclusion:
Embryo transfer could be done on days 2 or 3 according to the convenience of the patient and the medical team.
Condensation:
Embryo transfer could be done on days 2 or 3 according to the convenience of the medical team with similar results.