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Type: Journal article
Title: IVF transfer of fresh or frozen embryos in women without polycystic ovaries
Author: Vuong, L.N.
Dang, V.Q.
Ho, T.M.
Huynh, B.G.
Ha, D.T.
Pham, T.D.
Nguyen, L.K.
Norman, R.J.
Mol, B.W.
Citation: New England Journal of Medicine, 2018; 378(2):137-147
Publisher: Massachusetts Medical Society
Issue Date: 2018
ISSN: 0028-4793
1533-4406
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Lan N. Vuong, Vinh Q. Dang, Tuong M. Ho, Bao G. Huynh, Duc T. Ha, Toan D. Pham, Linh K. Nguyen, Robert J. Norman, and Ben W. Mol
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Among women who are undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), the transfer of frozen embryos has been shown to result in a higher rate of live birth than the transfer of fresh embryos in those with infertility associated with the polycystic ovary syndrome. It is not known whether frozen-embryo transfer results in similar benefit in women with infertility that is not associated with the polycystic ovary syndrome. METHODS: We randomly assigned 782 infertile women without the polycystic ovary syndrome who were undergoing a first or second IVF cycle to receive either a frozen embryo or a fresh embryo on day 3. In the frozen-embryo group, all grade 1 and 2 embryos had been cryopreserved, and a maximum of two embryos were thawed on the day of transfer in the following cycle. In the fresh-embryo group, a maximum of two fresh embryos were transferred in the stimulated cycle. The primary outcome was ongoing pregnancy after the first embryo transfer. RESULTS: After the first completed cycle, ongoing pregnancy occurred in 142 of 391 women (36.3%) in the frozen-embryo group and in 135 of 391 (34.5%) in the fresh-embryo group (risk ratio in the frozen-embryo group, 1.05; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.87 to 1.27; P=0.65). Rates of live birth after the first transfer were 33.8% and 31.5%, respectively (risk ratio, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.88 to 1.31). CONCLUSIONS: Among infertile women without the polycystic ovary syndrome who were undergoing IVF, the transfer of frozen embryos did not result in significantly higher rates of ongoing pregnancy or live birth than the transfer of fresh embryos. (Funded by My Duc Hospital; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02471573 .)
Keywords: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Description: Original Article.
Rights: Copyright © 2018 Massachusetts Medical Society.
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1703768
Published version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1703768
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