In vitro Maturation of Oocytes in High Altitude Women with Polycystic Ovaries
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Luis A Vargas Tominaga1, Ricardo E Pella Cáceres1, Jose A Vargas Lechuga1
1Centro de Fertilidad y Ginecología del Sur, Cusco, Peru.
Objective:
Determine the effectiveness of in vitro maturation of oocytes in the infertility treatment in high altitude women with polycystic ovaries.
Design:
descriptive and retrospective study.
Participants:
Women with polycystic ovaries and infertility.
Interventions:
there were 11 women from locations above 7,546 feet above sea level with polycystic ovaries and infertility in which were performed in vitro maturation of oocytes, followed by intracytoplasmic sperm injection, culture and embryo vitrification. After that, the endometrium was prepared and the embryos were thawed and transferred. Main results mesurements: oocytes maturation, fertilization, clinical pregnancy and implantation rates.
Results:
Oocytes maturation rate was 86.1%; fertilization rate 90.3%; clinical pregnancy rate 36.4% and implantation rate 17.4%.
Conclusions:
In vitro maturation of oocytes is an effective technique in the infertility treatment of high altitude women with polycystic ovaries.
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