MISCARRIAGE RATE AFTER ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGIES

Author(s):  
Ines Lourenco
2021 ◽  
pp. 68-75
Author(s):  
A.O. Polumiskova ◽  
S.I. Tevkin ◽  
T.M. Jussubaliyeva ◽  
M.S. Shishimorova

In order to increase the effectiveness of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) programs, it is essential to improve and develop conditions of embryo culture prior its transfer or cryopreservation of expanded blastocysts on the day 5 or 6. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of human blastocysts’ expansion timing on clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), miscarriage rate (MR) and take-home baby rate (THBR) in frozen-thawed cycles during ART programs. The study involved 2275 frozen embryo transfers (FET) of blastocysts expanded on the day 5 (group A) and 170 FET of blastocysts expanded on the day 6 (group B). The pregnancy rates in both groups were 50.8% and 46.5% respectively. There were no statistically significant differences in clinical pregnancy rate 37.4% and 37.0%, miscarriage rate 26.0% and 21.5% in both groups, respectively. THBR, as the main indicator of efficiency in the programs with transfer of post thawed expanded blastocysts on the day 5 (group A) or 6 (group B) were 36.5% and 35.2%, respectively (the difference is insignificant). In conclusion, in cryoprotocols the day of blastocyst expansion (day 5 or 6 of development) does not statistically affect PR, MR and THBR. In FET programs the quality of blastocyst (excellent and good) should be prioritized regardless of the day of cryopreservation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
E Young ◽  
S Garci Argibay ◽  
L Isa ◽  
M P Zappacost. Villarroel ◽  
R Inza ◽  
...  

Abstract Study question What is the destination of supernumerary embryos after a positive pregnancy test? Summary answer Half of the surplus cryopreserved embryos in assisted reproduction treatments are not transferred. What is known already Many of the surpernumerary cryopreserved embryos in assisted reproductive technologies are not transferred. This is a constant issue in many fertility centers around the world. Our objective was to report what happens with vitried surplus embryos after IVF in patients with a positive pregnancy test, carrying out an analysis according to age and final evolution of the pregnancy. Study design, size, duration This is a retrospective descriptive study. We analyzed 245 embryo transfer cycles, performed between January 2013 to December 2017, in 235 patients with a positive pregnancy test and who vitrified surplus embryos. Participants/materials, setting, methods All the patients underwent treatment with their own oocytes. The variables studied were: age, miscarriage rate (MR) and live birth rate (LBR). We compared the destination of the cryopreserved embryos according to the patient’s age and pregnancy evolution. Statistical analysis was performed with Fisher’s exact test. Main results and the role of chance 20% of the IVF cycles (n = 49) were performed in women older than 40 years, 42% between 35 and 39 (n = 103) and 38% in women younger than 35 (n = 94). Average age was 35.8 ± 4.1 years. 859 embryos were cryopreserved (3.5 ± 1.9 cryopreserved embryos/patient). Average search time for surplus embryos was 20.5 ± 17.9 months, rising to 36.9 ± 14.9 months after delivery and decreasing to 8.7 ± 7.8 months after miscarriage (P < 0.0001). Up to date there are 118 (48.2%) patients whose cryopreserved embryos have not been transferred yet. Signficant differences were found in the three groups in using the cryopreserved embryos according to whether or not they had delivery. Almost half of the surplus cryopreserved embryos are not transferred. Regardless of the age of the patient, all groups showed the same behavior regarding the utilization of the cryopreserved embryos after delivery. It is essential to advise couples who perform assisted reproductive technologies, with a good probability of success (regardless of the patient’s age), about the responsibility that embryonic cryopreservation entails. Argentine legislation has limitations regarding the availability of cryopreserved surplus embryos. Limitations, reasons for caution This is a retrospective study. Wider implications of the findings: We believe that Public Health policies related to this issue should be re evaluated based on these results. Trial registration number Not applicable


2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Y Kida ◽  
M Tokoro ◽  
H Kitasaka ◽  
T Yoshimura ◽  
N Fukunaga ◽  
...  

Abstract Study question Do ACA have an effect on pregnancy and miscarriage rates of human embryos? Summary answer The present results suggest that in ACA-positive cases, the pregnancy rate per transfer was significantly lower, although the miscarriage rate was not affected. What is known already We have previously shown that patients with high levels of anti-centromere antibody (ACA), (one of the anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA)), frequently have dispersal of the female chromosomes in the cytoplasm. Additionally, we reported that the clinical outcome was characterized by a low oocyte maturation rate following ovum pick up and high multiple pronuclear formation rate after fertilization. However, the post-implantation course of embryos with ACA-positive cases has not yet been reported. Therefore, in this study, we analyzed the pregnancy and miscarriage rates in ACA-positive patients treated with Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). Study design, size, duration 6581 patients who underwent embryo transfer after antinuclear antibody testing between January 2014 and February 2020 were included in the analysis. Participants/materials, setting, methods The subjects were classified into three groups: ANA-negative (without ACA or any other ANA), ACA-positive (with only ACA) and ANA-positive (with ANA but not ACA). The cycle in which the gestational sac was confirmed was considered a positive pregnancy. The pregnancy and miscarriage rates were compared among the groups using “Ryan Test” for statistical analysis. Main results and the role of chance Of the 6581 eligible cases, the incidence of antinuclear antibody were 71.3% (4695/6581; ANA-negative), 0.9% (61/6581; ACA-positive) and 27.7% (1825/6581; ANA-positive). The pregnancy rates based on the total number of embryo transfer cycles for each were ANA-negative: 31.5% (5283/16792), ACA-positive: 17.6% (41/233), and ANA-positive: 32.4% (1891/5833). The pregnancy rates were significantly lower in the ACA-positive group than in the other groups. The miscarriage rate was 29.4% (1553/5283) in ANA-negative, 31.7% (13/41) in ACA-positive, and 28.0% (529/1891) in ANA-positive, with no significant difference between the three groups. Limitations, reasons for caution Retrospective analysis Wider implications of the findings: ACA-positive patients may benefit from a treatment strategy to increase the absolute number of oocytes by obtained in order to increase the chances of normal fertilization and attainment of implantation. Trial registration number none


Somatechnics ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 88-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kalindi Vora

This paper provides an analysis of how cultural notions of the body and kinship conveyed through Western medical technologies and practices in Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) bring together India's colonial history and its economic development through outsourcing, globalisation and instrumentalised notions of the reproductive body in transnational commercial surrogacy. Essential to this industry is the concept of the disembodied uterus that has arisen in scientific and medical practice, which allows for the logic of the ‘gestational carrier’ as a functional role in ART practices, and therefore in transnational medical fertility travel to India. Highlighting the instrumentalisation of the uterus as an alienable component of a body and subject – and therefore of women's bodies in surrogacy – helps elucidate some of the material and political stakes that accompany the growth of the fertility travel industry in India, where histories of privilege and difference converge. I conclude that the metaphors we use to structure our understanding of bodies and body parts impact how we imagine appropriate roles for people and their bodies in ways that are still deeply entangled with imperial histories of science, and these histories shape the contemporary disparities found in access to medical and legal protections among participants in transnational surrogacy arrangements.


GYNECOLOGY ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 6-8
Author(s):  
Andrey Y Romanov ◽  
Anastasiya G Syrkasheva ◽  
Nataliya V Dolgushina ◽  
Elena A Kalinina

The paper analyzes the literature data on the use of the growth hormone (GH) in ovarian stimulation in assisted reproductive technologies (ART). Routine use of GH in ovarian stimulation in patients with a normal GH level does not increase pregnancy and childbirth rates in ART. Also, no benefits of using GH have been identified for patients with polycystic ovary syndrome, despite the increase in insulin and IGF-1 blood levels. The main research focus is to study the use of GH in patients with poor ovarian response. According to the meta-analysis conducted by X.-L. Li et al. (2017), GH in ovarian stimulation of poor ovarian responders increases the number of received oocytes, mature oocytes number, reduces the embryo transfer cancellation rate and does not affect the fertilization rate. The pregnancy and live birth rates are significantly higher in the group of GH use - by 1.65 (95% CI 1.23-2.22) and 1.73 (95% CI 1.25-2.40) times, respectively. Thus, it is advisable to use GH in ovarian stimulation in poor ovarian responders, since it allows to increases live birth rate in ART. However, further studies should determine the optimal GH dose and assesse it`s safety in ART programs.


GYNECOLOGY ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 60-64
Author(s):  
N.M. Podzolkova ◽  
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Yu.A. Koloda ◽  
V.V. Korennaya ◽  
K.N. Kayibkhanova ◽  
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