ArticleJournal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban2017
Reproductive outcomes in women with prior cesarean section undergoing in vitro fertilization: A retrospective case-control study.
Article in Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Medical sciences = Hua zhong ke ji da xue xue bao. Yi xue Ying De wen ban = Huazhong keji daxue xuebao. Yixue Yingdewen ban, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Impact of previous cesarean delivery on reproductive outcomes of assisted reproductive technology: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.Annals of medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Frozen embryo transfer outcomes in patients with prior cesarean delivery: a focus on endometrial lining parameters.F&S reports · 2026Article
- Hysteroscopic Management of Symptomatic Cesarean Scar Diverticulum in Patients Undergoing Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer: Impact on Clinical Pregnancy Rates and Pregnancy Complications.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2025Article
- Effect of previous caesarean section on reproductive and pregnancy outcomes after assisted reproductive technology: A systematic review and meta‑analysis.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2024Article
- ART outcome after euploid frozen embryo transfer is not affected by previous Cesarean section delivery in the absence of intracavitary fluid.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2022Article
- How to perform standardized sonographic examination of uterine niche in non-pregnant women.Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2022Article
- Intra-cavitary fluid resulted from caesarean section but not isthmocele compromised clinical pregnancy after IVF/ICSI treatment.Archives of gynecology and obstetrics · 2022Article
- Fantastic niches and where to find them: the current diagnosis and management of uterine niche.Facts, views & vision in ObGyn · 2022Article
- Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcomes of Patients With Prior Cesarean Section After a Single Embryo Transfer in IVF/ICSI: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Pregnancy Outcomes of Different Endometrial Preparation in Patients With a History of Cesarean Section.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022Article
- Caesarean section defects may affect pregnancy outcomes after in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer: a retrospective study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2021Article
- Post-Caesarean section niche-related impaired fertility: hypothetical mechanisms.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2020Article
- Association Between Mode of First Delivery and Subsequent Fecundity and Fertility.JAMA network open · 2020Article
- Reduced pregnancy and live birth rates after in vitro fertilization in women with previous Caesarean section: a retrospective cohort study.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2020Article
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Abstract
The impact of prior cesarean section (CS) on the pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) was investigated. A retrospective analysis was performed on 144 patients with prior CS between January 2013 and December 2015. The pregnancy, delivery, and neonatal outcomes of patients who had previous CS delivery and received IVF-ET were analyzed. The control group comprised 166 patients who had only previous vaginal delivery (VD) and received IVF-ET during the same period. The results showed that the basal follicle stimulating hormone level, estradiol level on human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) day, gonadotrophin dosage, duration of stimulation, retrieved oocytes, fertilization rate, high-quality embryo rate, multiple birth rate, abortion rate and ectopic pregnancy rate had no significant difference between the two groups (P>0.05). The pregnancy rate (40.28% vs. 54.22%) and implantation rate (24.01% vs. 34.67%) were significantly lower (P<0.05), and the ratio of embryo difficulty transfer (9/144 vs. 0/166) was significantly higher in CS group than in VD group. The risk of pernicious placenta previa and postpartum hemorrhage in twin deliveries was significantly increased in CS group as compared with that in VD group (P<0.05), and gestational age and neonatal birth weight were significantly reduced in twin deliveries as compared with singleton deliveries in both groups (P<0.05). It was suggested that the existence of CS scar may impact embryo implantation and clinical pregnancy outcome, and increase the difficulty of ET. We should limit the number of transfer embryos to avoid multiple pregnancies and strengthen gestational supervision in patients with cesarean scar.
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