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. 2016 May;59(3):201-7.
doi: 10.5468/ogs.2016.59.3.201. Epub 2016 May 13.

Efficacy of hyaluronan-rich transfer medium on implantation and pregnancy rates in fresh and frozen-thawed blastocyst transfers in Korean women with previous implantation failure

Sungwook Chun  1 , Jung Eun Seo  2 , Yun Jeung Rim  2 , Jae Hong Joo  2 , Yong Chan Lee  2 , Yun Hee Koo  2
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Efficacy of hyaluronan-rich transfer medium on implantation and pregnancy rates in fresh and frozen-thawed blastocyst transfers in Korean women with previous implantation failure

Sungwook Chun et al. Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2016 May.

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the effect of hyaluronan-rich transfer medium on pregnancy and implantation rates in fresh and frozen-thawed embryo transfers in Korean women with previous implantation failure.

Methods: This retrospective study included 283 blastocyst transfers in patients with previous embryo transfer failure at a private fertility clinic. In the study group (n=88), blastocyst transfers were performed using an hyaluronan-rich transfer medium prior to transfer, whereas blastocyst transfers without any treatment served as controls (n=195). According to the type of transfer (fresh elective or frozen-thawed), all the blastocyst transfers were divided into two study and two control groups.

Results: The patient's mean age, serum anti-Müllerian hormone level, causes of infertility, embryo quality, and the number of transferred embryos were comparable between the study and control groups. There were no significant differences in clinical pregnancy rate (45.5% vs. 43.1%), implantation rate (28.9% vs. 28.8%), and clinical abortion rate (10.0% vs. 8.3%) between the two groups, and these findings were not changed after subgroup analysis according to the type of transfer.

Conclusion: The use of hyaluronan-rich transfer medium in the blastocyst transfer does not appear to have any significant effect on the implantation and pregnancy rates in patients with previous implantation failure.

Keywords: Blastocyst; Embryo transfer; Hyaluronic acid; Implantation; Pregnancy.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was reported.

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