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. 1994 Dec;62(6):1192-6.
doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57184-2.

Outcome of thaw embryo transfer after cryopreservation of all embryos in patients at risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

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Outcome of thaw embryo transfer after cryopreservation of all embryos in patients at risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome

H A Pattinson et al. Fertil Steril. 1994 Dec.
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Abstract

Objective: To determine the incidence of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) and subsequent pregnancy rates (PRs) if ET is delayed in patients at risk of OHSS by allocating all embryos to cryopreservation.

Design: Retrospective analysis of clinical and laboratory data from 724 consecutive stimulated cycles of IVF.

Setting: University hospital-based IVF program.

Patients: Consecutive patients undergoing IVF between September 1989 and December 1992.

Main outcome measures: Fertilization rates, cryosurvival rates, subsequent PRs, and the occurrence of severe OHSS.

Results: Ten of the 564 patients (1.8%) who had ET in the stimulation cycle developed severe OHSS. Sixty-nine patients had all embryos frozen because of the risk of OHSS, of which one (1.4%) developed severe OHSS. The subsequent PR after thaw transfer was 25.2% per transfer, with a cumulative PR per patient after additional thaw transfers of 40.6%.

Conclusions: Cryopreservation of all embryos and delayed ET in patients at risk of OHSS results in a low incidence of severe OHSS. Oocyte quality, fertilization rates, and cryosurvival of frozen embryos are equal to those for patients who have a normal stimulation profile. Subsequent thaw embryo replacements result in a satisfactory PR.

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