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ArticleInternational journal of fertility & sterility

The outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection and laser assisted hatching in women undergoing in vitro fertilization are affected by the cause of infertility.

Hsin-Fen Lu, Fu-Shiang Peng, Shee-Uan Chen, Bao-Chu Chiu, Szu-Hsing Yeh, Sheng-Mou Hsiao

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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hsin-Fen LuDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Fu-Shiang PengDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Shee-Uan ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Bao-Chu ChiuDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Szu-Hsing YehDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.
Sheng-Mou HsiaoDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.
National Taiwan University Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe sought to determine the association between factors that affected clini- cal pregnancy and live birth rates in patients who underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) and received intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and/or laser assisted hatching (LAH), or neither. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this retrospective cohort study, the records of women who underwent IVF with or without ICSI and/or LAH at the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan between January 2007 and December 2010 were reviewed. We divided patients into four groups: 1. those that did not receive ICSI or LAH, 2. those that received ICSI only, 3. those that received LAH only and 4. those that received both ICSI and LAH. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to determine factors associated with clinical pregnancy rate and live birth rate in each group.

resultsA total of 375 women were included in the analysis. Oocyte number (OR=1.07) affected the live birth rate in patients that did not receive either ICSI or LAH. Mater- nal age (OR=0.89) and embryo transfer (ET) number (OR=1.59) affected the rate in those that received ICSI only. Female infertility factors other than tubal affected the rate (OR=5.92) in patients that received both ICSI and LAH. No factors were found to affect the live birth rate in patients that received LAH only.

conclusionOocyte number, maternal age and ET number and female infertility fac- tors other than tubal affected the live birth rate in patients that did not receive ICSI or LAH, those that received ICSI only, and those that received both ICSI and LAH, respectively. No factors affected the live birth rate in patients that received LAH only. These data might assist in advising patients on the appropriateness of ICSI and LAH after failed IVF.

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Assisted Reproduction TechnologyIntracytoplasmic Sperm InjectionIn Vitro Fertilization

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PMID25918590
PMCPMC4410035
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