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ArticleIranian journal of reproductive medicine2013

Surrogacy as a good option for treatment of repeated implantation failure: a case series.

Nastaran Aflatoonian, Maryam Eftekhar, Behrooz Aflatoonian, Elham Rahmani, Abass Aflatoonian

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Article in Iranian journal of reproductive medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  7. Insight into Different Aspects of Surrogacy Practices.Journal of human reproductive sciences
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nastaran AflatoonianMadar Hospital, Yazd, Iran.
Maryam EftekharDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yazd Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.
Behrooz AflatoonianMadar Hospital, Yazd, Iran.
Elham RahmaniDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
Abass AflatoonianMadar Hospital, Yazd, Iran. ; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yazd Research and Clinical Center for Infertility, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRepeated implantation failure (RIF) is defined as pregnancy failure after two to six times with at least ten high grade embryo transfer to uterus. A variety of causes have been anticipated for RIF, including anatomical, autoimmune, genetics, endocrine and thrombotic anomalies. Factors responsible for RIF have important implication regarding treatment however in many couples a perfect cause cannot be found. CASES: In these case series, we reported nine couples with RIF that after investigation no definitive etiology was found for RIF and empirical therapy by heparin, aspirin and or immunotherapy was not effective. In these cases we recommended transfer of embryos to surrogate uterus. Nine patients were studied and six of them developed a normal pregnancy (pregnancy rate=66.66%).

conclusionThis study showed that surrogacy is a good option for treatment of RIF.

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In vitro fertilizationPregnancy rateRepeated implantation failureSurrogacy

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PMCPMC3941386

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