Number of transferred embryos: how to reduce multiple pregnancies.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_38840
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Number of transferred embryos: how to reduce multiple pregnancies.
Journal
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Author(s)
Germond M., Primi M.P., Urner F., Chanson A., Wirthner D., Senn A.
ISSN
0077-8923 (Print)
ISSN-L
0077-8923
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2004
Volume
1034
Pages
93-100
Language
english
Abstract
Because the diagnostic tools for predicting whether an early cleavage stage embryo can lead to a viable pregnancy are still elusive, transfer of more than one embryo remains quite common. However, the only way to reduce multiple pregnancies, considered as the main adverse effect of assisted reproductive technology, is to transfer a single embryo. In countries such as Switzerland and Germany, the law allows cryopreservation only at the 2-pronuclear stage. This restricts considerably the possibility of selecting the embryos to be transferred. Therefore, a good cryopreservation program at the 2-pronuclear stage is an essential tool to optimize the efficiency of in vitro fertilization (IVF). We therefore recommend the Cumulated Singleton Delivery Rate (CUSIDERA) as a measure of standard IVF efficiency. This rate averages approximately 23.5% when calculated over the last 10 years in our unit and reaches a value above 35% for patients with more than 10 zygotes. Elective single-embryo transfers and the decrease of iatrogenic multiple pregnancies in IVF remain dependent on better prognostic tools for the appropriate selection of patients, gametes, and zygotes.
Keywords
Cryopreservation/methods, Embryo Transfer/standards, Female, Fertilization in Vitro/legislation & jurisprudence, Fertilization in Vitro/methods, Humans, Multiple Birth Offspring, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Complications/prevention & control, Pregnancy Outcome, Retrospective Studies, Switzerland, Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer/methods
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Web of science
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19/11/2007 11:15
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20/08/2019 14:27
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