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OP-IVM: Combining In vitro Maturation after Oocyte Retrieval with Gynecological Surgery
Published on: May 9, 2021
[Retrospective analysis of the clinical outcomes of repeated IVF/ICSI cycles]
Long Ma1, Ling-Bo Cai, Zheng-Jie Yang
1Center of Clinical Reproductive Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China.
Objective:
To study whether the rates of pregnancy and implantation decline in repeated IVF/ICSI cycles and whether the decline is associated with the availability of embryo cryopreservation.
Methods:
We retrospectively analyzed the pregnancy and implantation rates of 1,033 IVF/ICSI cycles accomplished in our center to determine the association of the clinical outcomes with the availability of embryo cryopreservation.
Results:
The rates of pregnancy and implantation declined slightly in the cycles with embryo cryopreservation (43% vs 43%, P > 0.05; 29% vs 24% , P > 0.05), but significantly in the repeated IVF/ICSI cycles without embryo cryopreservation (43% vs 35%, 43% vs 22% , P < 0.05; 29% vs 23% , 29% vs 16% , P < 0.05).
Conclusion:
The rates of pregnancy and implantation remain similar in the following cycles for those with embryo cryopreservation in the first IVF/ICSI cycles, but decline significantly in the repeated IVF/ICSI cycles for those without.
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