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  • Title: Blastocyst culture after repeated failure of cleavage-stage embryo transfers: a comparison of day 5 and day 6 transfers.
    Author: Barrenetxea G, López de Larruzea A, Ganzabal T, Jiménez R, Carbonero K, Mandiola M.
    Journal: Fertil Steril; 2005 Jan; 83(1):49-53. PubMed ID: 15652886.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of blastocyst transfer among patients with at least three previous cleavage-stage embryo transfer failures and to compare pregnancy and implantation rates of blastocysts according to the day of embryo transfer (day 5 or day 6 after oocyte retrieval). DESIGN: Retrospective clinical study. SETTING: Private ART center. PATIENT(S): One hundred forty-eight patients (with at least three failed cleavage-stage embryo transfers) undergoing blastocyst-stage embryo transfer. INTERVENTION(S): Embryos were grown for up to 6 days and only blastocyst-stage (cavitating) embryos were transferred on either day 5 or day 6 after oocyte retrieval. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Clinical pregnancy and implantation rates. RESULT(S): Blastocysts transferred on day 5 implanted almost five times the rate of those transferred on day 6 (23% vs. 5%). Pregnancy rates were triple as high among the 73 day 5 patients compared to the 63 day 6 transfer patients (38% vs. 11%). The number of blastocysts formed and per embryo rates of blastocyst formation were both significantly higher for patients undergoing day 5 transfers: more blastocysts developed (3.0 vs. 2.1) and more were transferred (3.0 vs. 1.9). In addition, blastocyst formation rates were 46% and 33%, respectively, for both groups of patients. CONCLUSION(S): Blastocyst transfer (preferably on day 5 after retrieval) appears to be a successful and improved alternative for patients with multiple failed IVF attempts. Moreover, with blastocyst transfer there should be a reduction in multiple pregnancy risk, because fewer embryos have to be transferred.
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