IVF Outcome Comparisons Between Fresh Embryo Transfers and Embryo Banking Cycles With Subsequent Thawed Transfers Vary Between Good-, Intermediate- and Poor-prognosis Patients
Research Square (Research Square)(2021)
摘要
Abstract Never investigated before in poor prognosis patients, we here determined how in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes after fresh embryo transfers compare to frozen-thawed transfers after embryo banking. Using data from our center’s anonymized electronic research data bank, we in a retrospective controlled observational study investigated IVF cycle outcomes of poor-prognosis infertility patients, utilizing autologous eggs, while utilizing donor-egg recipient cycles as controls for covariables. To accomplish statistically valid comparisons, 4 different pairings of 1st IVF cycles were utilized: (i) 127 fresh vs. 193 frozen donor recipient cycles; (ii) 741 autologous fresh unselected non-donor IVF cycles vs. 217 autologous frozen non-donor IVF cycles; (iii) 143 favorably selected autologous non-donor IVF cycles vs. the same 217 frozen autologous cycles non-donor; and (iv) 598 selected average and poor-prognosis autologous non-donor cycles vs. the same 217 frozen autologous non-donor cycles. Main outcome measures were pregnancies and live births. Even within poor-prognosis patients, patient selection to significant degrees impacted how fresh and frozen-thawed IVF cycles compared. Though embryo banking with delayed embryo transfer in best-prognosis patients marginally improved IVF outcomes, in unselected patients it had no effect on outcomes, while in poor-prognosis patients it adversely affected IVF outcomes. Unexpectedly, the study also discovered a previously unreported effect of recipient-age on miscarriage risk in donor-egg recipient cycles, which apparently is independent of age-associated increases in chromosomal abnormalities and, therefore, must have other causes. This study suggests that in poor-prognosis patient banking cycles should be considered contraindicated, in intermediate-prognosis patients they do not appear to change outcomes and, therefore, do not warrant additional costs from thaw cycles, leaving only good-prognosis patients as potential candidates for such a strategy.
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fresh embryo transfers,embryo banking cycles,subsequent thawed transfers vary,poor-prognosis
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