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ArticleJBRA assisted reproduction2020

Using autologous intrauterine platelet-rich plasma to improve the reproductive outcomes of women with recurrent implantation failure.

Fateme Aghajanzadeh, Sedighe Esmaeilzadeh, Zahra Basirat, Treza Mahouti, Fateme Nadi Heidari, Masoumeh Golsorkhtabaramiri

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Article in JBRA assisted reproduction, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Autologous platelet-rich plasma for assisted reproduction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024
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  18. A narrative review of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in reproductive medicine.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Fateme AghajanzadehFatemezahra Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Science, Iran, Middle East.
Sedighe EsmaeilzadehFatemezahra Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Science, Iran, Middle East.
Zahra BasiratFatemezahra Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Science, Iran, Middle East.
Treza MahoutiFatemezahra Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Science, Iran, Middle East.
Fateme Nadi HeidariFatemezahra Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Science, Iran, Middle East.
Masoumeh GolsorkhtabaramiriFatemezahra Infertility and Reproductive Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Science, Iran, Middle East.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveReproductive clinics are often faced with cases of repeated implantation failure (RIF). This study evaluated whether platelet-rich plasma (PRP) might improve the implantation outcomes of patients suffering from RIF.

methodsThirty women with RIF submitted to frozen-thawed embryo transfers were included in the study. Intrauterine infusions of autologous purified platelet preparations were administered 48 hours prior to embryo transfer. Differences in implantation, clinical pregnancy, and miscarriage rates of cycles with and without PRP infusions were analyzed.

resultsThe implantation rate seen in the PRP group was 6.7%. No significant difference was found the between the implantation, clinical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, and miscarriage rates of frozen-thawed embryo transfers with and without PRP infusion. However, the effect size of PRP infusion (Cohen's d=0.39) on implantation rates revealed a relationship in medium strength.

conclusionPlatelet-rich plasma might potentially yield beneficial effects as a safe therapeutic option offered alongside other treatments designed to improve the reproductive outcomes of women with repeated implantation failure.

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Abortion, HabitualBlood Transfusion, AutologousPlatelet-Rich PlasmaAdultEmbryo ImplantationEmbryo TransferFemaleHumansPregnancyembryo transferplatelet-rich plasmapregnancy rate

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PMID31689042
PMCPMC6993157
OpenAlexW2992620771

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