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Clinical Trial
. 2003 Feb;20(2):91-4.
doi: 10.1023/a:1021744209193.

A prospective randomized multicenter study to evaluate the best day for embryo transfer: does the outcome justify prolonged embryo culture?

Markus Margreiter  1 , Andrea Weghofer, Avi Kogosowski, Kamal Zak Mahmoud, Wilfried Feichtinger
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Clinical Trial

A prospective randomized multicenter study to evaluate the best day for embryo transfer: does the outcome justify prolonged embryo culture?

Markus Margreiter et al. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2003 Feb.

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the best day for embryo transfer in a prospective unrestricted randomized multicenter trial.

Methods: Data were collected on a preformed Excel-sheet which contained random numbers from 1 to 5 for each subsequent patient as a preprogrammed day for embryo transfer. Information was requested on patient's age, indication for sterility treatment, stimulation protocol used, numbers of oocytes retrieved, fertilized oocytes, cryopreserved embryos, and cell stage of embryos transferred.

Results: A total of 329 embryo transfers were performed, resulting in 106 clinical pregnancies (32.2%). Pregnancy rates achieved were 20.0% on day 1, 30.4% on days 2 and 3, and 50.0% on days 4 and 5 (p = 0.03).

Conclusions: Within the scope of the present randomized multicenter trial, embryo transfers performed on days 4 and 5 enhanced the pregnancy rate significantly, compared to those of days 1, 2, and 3.

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