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. 2020 Apr-Jun;13(2):155-161.
doi: 10.4103/jhrs.JHRS_115_19. Epub 2020 Jul 9.

The Influence of Delayed Blastocyst Development on the Outcome of Frozen-Thawed Transfer of Euploid and Untested Embryos

Parnita Sardana  1 , Jwal Banker  1 , Reena Gupta  2 , Aditi Kotdawala  1 , P G L Lalitkumar  3 , Manish Banker  1
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The Influence of Delayed Blastocyst Development on the Outcome of Frozen-Thawed Transfer of Euploid and Untested Embryos

Parnita Sardana et al. J Hum Reprod Sci. 2020 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Objective: The primary objective is to compare live birth rates (LBRs) following frozen embryo transfer (FET) of euploid day 5 with day 6 blastocysts. We also compared LBRs following FET of untested blastocysts vitrified on day 5 and day 6 in self-oocyte and ovum donation (OD) cycles.

Design: This was a retrospective observational study.

Setting: Nova IVF Fertility, Ahmedabad.

Materials and methods: Ninety-seven FET using self-oocytes following preimplantation genetic testing A (PGT-A), 464 FET following OD, and 907 FET using self-oocytes without PGT-A testing between January 2016 and December 2017 were included in this study.

Main outcome measures: LBR following FET in day 5 versus day 6 blastocysts in euploid embryos using self-oocytes and in untested embryos using both self and donor oocytes.

Results: In PGT-A cycles, no statistically significant difference was observed in LBRs following transfer of euploid blastocysts developed on day 5 or day 6 (D5: 53%; D6:40%, P = 0.83). However, the LBRs with day 5 blastocysts were higher compared with day 6 group in untested group using both self and donor oocytes (self D5: 52.7%; D6: 38.2%; P = 0.001 and OD D5: 44.7%; D6: 29.8%; P = 0.001). Miscarriage rates were comparable in both the groups.

Conclusions: The present study demonstrated comparable pregnancy outcomes following FET of euploid embryos vitrified on day 5 and day 6. However, higher LBRs were reported in day 5 group in untested embryos.

Keywords: Day 5 blastocyst transfer; day 6 blastocyst transfer; euploid blastocyst transfer; frozen embryo transfer; preimplantation genetic testing.

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