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Decreased pregnancy rate per embryo transfer in women undergoing assisted reproductive technology after abdominal
Tomoyuki Fujita1, Naomi Yoshioka2, Shoko Ogawa2
1Kuramoto Women's Clinic, 1-1-19 Hakataeki-higashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka 812-0013, Japan; Kurume University, School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 67 Asahimachi, Kurume 830-0011, Japan.
Objective:
Abdominal trachelectomy (AT) is a fertility-preservation surgery for patients with early-stage cervical cancer. Few studies have reported the outcomes of assisted reproductive technology (ART) in patients after AT. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of ART after AT.
Study Design:
In this retrospective study, we compared the ART outcomes of 13 patients who underwent AT at another hospital prior to undergoing ART at our clinic (T group) and 52 control patients (non-T group) who did not undergo AT prior to ART, selected on the basis of age, time of treatment onset, and serum anti-Müllerian hormone concentrations, matched 1:4, respectively.
Results:
Cumulative live birth rates were 62% (8/13) and 65% (34/52) in the T and non-T groups, respectively (p = 0.795). The total number of oocyte retrieval cycles was 34 in the T group and 95 in the non-T group. In all oocyte retrieval cycles, no significant differences were noted in the number of oocyte retrievals, rate of fertilization, and presence of good-quality blastocysts (Gardner classification ≥ BB). The total number of embryo transfer (ET) cycles was 55 in the T group and 109 in the non-T group. The pregnancy and live birth rates per ET were lower in the T group than those in the non-T group (pregnancy rate, 20% vs. 39%, p = 0.017; live birth rate, 15% vs. 30%, p = 0.028; respectively). Endometrial thickness before ET was lower in the T group vs. the non-T group: median (range): 7.4 (3.5-14.3) mm vs. 9.0 (5.5-14.9) mm, respectively; p < 0.0001. Multivariate logistic regression models showed that age at oocyte retrieval (adjusted odds ratio [OR], 0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.66-0.87), use of good-quality blastocysts (adjusted OR, 3.23; 95% CI, 1.20-8.67), and history of AT (adjusted OR, 0.28; 95% CI, 0.11-0.72) were associated with the pregnancy rate per ET.
Conclusion:
The pregnancy rate per ET was lower in patients with vs. without a history of AT. Clinicians should be aware of the longer time to pregnancy in patients who undergo ART after AT.
