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ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2020

Establishment of day 7 blastocyst freezing criteria using blastocyst diameter for single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer from live birth outcomes: a single-center, large cohort, retrospectively matched study.

Satoshi Ueno, Kazuo Uchiyama, Tomoko Kuroda, Tadashi Okimura, Akiko Yabuuchi, Tamotsu Kobayashi, Keiichi Kato

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Satoshi UenoKato Ladies Clinic, 7-20-3, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan.
Kazuo UchiyamaKato Ladies Clinic, 7-20-3, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan.
Tomoko KurodaKato Ladies Clinic, 7-20-3, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan.
Tadashi OkimuraKato Ladies Clinic, 7-20-3, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan.
Akiko YabuuchiKato Ladies Clinic, 7-20-3, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan.
Tamotsu KobayashiKato Ladies Clinic, 7-20-3, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan.
Keiichi KatoKato Ladies Clinic, 7-20-3, Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-0023, Japan. k-kato@towako.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1394-4532

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Abstract

purposeTo establish blastocyst freezing criteria for day 7 blastocyst (day 7 BL) for single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer (SVBT) by examining the diameter of blastocysts.

methodsPatients who underwent day 7 BL transfer cycles (1143 cycles, mean age: 38.5 ± 3.5) and randomly selected patients after 1:1 matching who underwent day 6 BL transfer cycles and day 2-single-embryo transfer (SET) cycles were used for analysis. Comparison of the miscarriage (per clinical pregnancy) and live birth rates were made among day 2-SET, day 7 BL, and day 6 BL. These blastocyst groups were stratified into six groups based on blastocyst diameter, namely, 180 μm, 190 μm, 200 μm, 210 μm, over 220 μm, and hatched, for making the freezing criteria.

resultsFor each diameter, 180 μm, 190 μm, 200 μm, 210 μm, over 220 μm, and hatched, the live birth rates of day 7 BL after SVBT were 9.0%, 11.9%, 11.5%, 15.6%, 20.0%, and 19.9%, respectively. Compared with the 14.6% live birth rate of the day 2-SET group, the live birth rate of 220 μm day 7 BL was significantly higher (P < 0.05) and was around the same in other diameter groups.

conclusionOur study demonstrates that sufficient live birth rates can be obtained after SVBT even from blastocysts on day 7 when blastocysts were vitrified at expanded blastocyst stage of over 180 μm of diameter or at hatched blastocyst stage and were transferred at the optimal time. This is the first study to establish a day 7 blastocyst freezing criteria using blastocyst diameter, which is an objective assessment way.

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CryopreservationEmbryo TransferSingle Embryo TransferAdultBirth RateBlastocystEmbryo Culture TechniquesFemaleFreezingHumansLive BirthPregnancyPregnancy, MultiplePregnancy RateVitrificationBlastocyst diameterBlastocyst freezingDay 7 blastocystIn vitro fertilizationSingle vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer

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PMID32691193
PMCPMC7492317

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