Is there a difference between blastocyst formation and cumulative pregnancy rates between cycles of recipients who received fresh or vitrified eggs from the same donor?

Author(s):  
Bruna Barros ◽  
Aline Rodrigues Lorenzon Ojea
1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (8) ◽  
pp. 2638-2646
Author(s):  
Carlos Simón ◽  
Amparo Mercader ◽  
Juan Garcia-Velasco ◽  
George Nikas ◽  
Carlos Moreno ◽  
...  

We have developed a coculture system with autologous human endometrial epithelial cells (AEEC) that retained many features of human endometrial epithelium. Implantation failure (IF; >3 previous cycles failed with 3–4 good quality embryos transferred) is a distressing condition in which 2-day embryo transfer repetition is the routine option. The objective of this study was to investigate the basics and to evaluate prospectively the clinical value of embryo coculture on AEEC and blastocyst transfer with their own oocytes [in vitro fertilization (IVF) patients] or with donated oocytes (oocyte donation patients) compared to a routine day 2 embryo transfer for patients with IF. Scanning electron microscopy and mouse embryo assays demonstrate that EEC from fertile and IF patients were morphologically and functionally similar; similar findings were observed in EEC obtained from fresh or frozen endometria. Clinically, 168 IVF cycles were performed in 127 patients with 3.8 ± 0.2 previously failed cycles, and 80 cycles were performed in 57 patients undergoing oocyte donation with 3.0 ± 0.2 previously failed cycles. Twenty IVF patients and 15 ovum donation patients with 3 previously failed cycles in whom a 2-day embryo transfer was performed were used as controls. In 88% of ovum donation cycles, at least 2 blastocysts were available for transfer, with 60.1% blastocyst formation; 2.2 ± 0.1 blastocysts were transferred/cycle, and 36 pregnancies (determined by fetal cardiac activity) were obtained (32.7% implantation and 54.5% pregnancy rates). In 168 IVF cycles, 8.1 ± 0.2 embryos/cycle started coculture, resulting in 49.2% blastocyst formation; 2.3 ± 0.2 blastocysts were transferred/cycle, and 29 clinical pregnancies were obtained (11.8% implantation and 20.2% pregnancy rates). Fifteen cycles were canceled (9%). In oocyte donation patients with IF undergoing 2-day embryo transfer, implantation and pregnancy rates were significantly lower (4.5% and 13.3%; P < 0.01) than with coculture; however, in IVF patients with IF, results with day 2 transfer (10.7% and 35%) were similar to those with coculture. The present study demonstrates that coculture of human embryos with AEEC and blastocyst transfer is safe, ethical, and effective and constitutes a new approach to improve implantation in patients with IF undergoing ovum donation, but not in IVF patients.


2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aurélie Chapuis ◽  
Anna Gala ◽  
Alice Ferrières-Hoa ◽  
Tiffany Mullet ◽  
Sophie Bringer-Deutsch ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Stephanie J. Ventura ◽  
William D. Mosher ◽  
Sally C. Curtin ◽  
Joyce C. Abma ◽  
Stanley Henshaw

2010 ◽  
Vol 40 (6) ◽  
pp. 39
Author(s):  
SHARON WORCESTER
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2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
A K Paul ◽  
S M T Rahman

Hormonal treatment of cows at the coastal region of Barisal district of Bangladesh was performed to assess the improvement of pregnancy rate. A total of 100 cows and heifers with irregular history of cyclicity were selected randomly and divided into five treatment groups. The groups were A (treated with anthelmintic), B (treated with anthelmintic, vitamin ADE and multivitamin powder), C (treated with PGF2α), D (treated with GnRH) and E (treated with GnRH and PGF2α). Each group comprised of 20 animals. The age, breed and parity of experimental cows were considered during treatment. In the study, the cows treated with both GnRH and PGF2α (group E) showed significantly (p<0.05) higher estrus (80%) and pregnancy rate (60%) than that of group A, B, C and D. The overall estrus rates of local and crossbred cows were 64% and 70%, respectively and the pregnancy rates were 40 and 52%, respectively. The crossbred cows responded significantly (p<0.05) to hormonal treatment than that of local cows. Parity-2 cows showed higher estrus sign than that of other parities. However, the pregnancy rates were higher significantly (p<0.05) in parity-2 and parity ≥4 cows than that of parity-0, parity-1 and parity-3 cows. The pregnancy rate was also found higher in case of 4 to <5 years old cows than that of 2 to <3, 3 to <4, 5 to <6, and ≥6 years old. It may conclude that the hormonal regimen increases the pregnancy rate as well as decreases the undesired waiting of estrus and conception. Further study with more sample size will reveal the more effective treatment for cows at the coastal areas of Bangladesh.


2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
A K Paul ◽  
S M T Rahman

Hormonal treatment of cows at the coastal region of Barisal district of Bangladesh was performed to assess the improvement of pregnancy rate. A total of 100 cows and heifers with irregular history of cyclicity were selected randomly and divided into five treatment groups. The groups were A (treated with anthelmintic), B (treated with anthelmintic, vitamin ADE and multivitamin powder), C (treated with PGF2α), D (treated with GnRH) and E (treated with GnRH and PGF2α). Each group comprised of 20 animals. The age, breed and parity of experimental cows were considered during treatment. In the study, the cows treated with both GnRH and PGF2α (group E) showed significantly (p<0.05) higher estrus (80%) and pregnancy rate (60%) than that of group A, B, C and D. The overall estrus rates of local and crossbred cows were 64% and 70%, respectively and the pregnancy rates were 40 and 52%, respectively. The crossbred cows responded significantly (p<0.05) to hormonal treatment than that of local cows. Parity-2 cows showed higher estrus sign than that of other parities. However, the pregnancy rates were higher significantly (p<0.05) in parity-2 and parity ≥4 cows than that of parity-0, parity-1 and parity-3 cows. The pregnancy rate was also found higher in case of 4 to <5 years old cows than that of 2 to <3, 3 to <4, 5 to <6, and ≥6 years old. It may conclude that the hormonal regimen increases the pregnancy rate as well as decreases the undesired waiting of estrus and conception. Further study with more sample size will reveal the more effective treatment for cows at the coastal areas of Bangladesh.


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