Published date:Jun 10 2023

Journal Title: International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine

Issue title: International Journal of Reproductive BioMedicine (IJRM): Volume 21, Issue No. 5

Pages:425 - 432

DOI: 10.18502/ijrm.v21i5.13477

Seyedeh Mahsa PoormoosaviDepartment of Histology, School of Medicine, Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran.

Mohammad Amin BehmaneshDepartment of Histology, School of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran.

Sara AryannejadSchool of Medicine, Dezful University of Medical Sciences, Dezful, Iran.

Sima Janatijanati@ymail.comResearch and Clinical Center for Infertility, Ganjavian Hospital, Dezful-Andymeshk Road, Dezful, Iran.

Background: Advances in cell culture media have led to a trend of embryo transfer from the early cleavage stages to blastocyst stage.

Objective: The study aims to compare the effects of fresh embryo transfer in cleavage and blastocyst stage on pregnancy outcomes.

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 1422 cases referred to the Umm-al-Banin Infertility Clinic Center, Dezful, Iran, between July 2013 and December 2020 who were candidates for in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection for fresh embryo transfer. A total of 1246 cases were divided into 4 categories on days 2-5 or 6. Chemical and clinical pregnancy, abortion, multifetal pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, and live birth rates were analyzed.

Results: Fresh embryo transfer was performed in 28.5% of the cases on the 2nd day, 45.8% on the 3rd, 15.3% on the 4th day, and 10.4% on days 5 or 6. The overall clinical pregnancy and live birth rates were estimated at 20.6% and 17.6% in the cleavage, and 17% and 14% in the blastocyst stages, respectively. However, no significant difference was observed in either group. In addition, there was no significant difference between groups in terms of the abortion, multifetal pregnancy, and ongoing pregnancy rate (p > 0.05).

Conclusion: According to the results, the consequences of pregnancy in fresh embryo transfer at the blastocyst stage were not superior to embryo transfer at different stages of the cleavage process.

Key words: Embryo transfer, Cleavage, Blastocyst, Pregnancy outcomes.

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