ArticleReproductive medicine and biology2021
Laser-assisted hatching on clinical and neonatal outcomes in patients undergoing single vitrified Blastocyst transfer: A propensity score-matched study.
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- Two laser-assisted hatching methods of embryos in ART: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2024Pooled it
- Outcomes of Embryo Transfer Following Laser-assisted Hatching in Patients with Recurrent Implantation Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2026Review
- The effect of laser-assisted hatching on clinical outcomes of frozen-thawed embryo transfer at different embryo ages.European journal of obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive biology: X · 2026Article
- Impact of Laser-Assisted Hatching on Cognitive and Metabolic Development of Singletons Conceived Through Frozen-Thawed Embryo Transfer: A Matched Cohort Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2025Article
- Human oocyte zona pellucida abnormalities: evaluation of clinical impact for different zona pellucida abnormalities and role of using assisted hatching.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- Clinical and neonatal outcomes of complete zona pellucida removal by laser-assisted hatching after single vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer.Lasers in medical science · 2024Article
- The Current Practice of Assisted Hatching for Embryos in Fertility Centres: a General Survey.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2022Article
- Efficiency and safety of laser-assisted hatching on vitrified-warmed blastocyst transfer cycles: a prospective control trial.Lasers in medical science · 2022Article
- Laser-assisted hatching on clinical and neonatal outcomes in patients undergoing single vitrified Blastocyst transfer: A propensity score-matched study.Reproductive medicine and biology · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study determined the effect of laser-assisted hatching on the clinical and neonatal outcomes of single vitrified blastocyst transfer.
methodsFrom June 2014 to March 2018, 289 matched pairs after propensity score matching were analyzed. During the blastocyst warming procedure, a small section of the zona pellucida area in the empty perivitelline space was sliced off using multiple laser beams. The clinical and neonatal outcomes of the laser-treated group and non-treatment control were analyzed.
resultsIn the laser-assisted hatching group, significantly higher rates of clinical pregnancy (40.8% vs 29.4%,
conclusionsSingle vitrified blastocyst transfer treated with laser-assisted hatching increases the live birth rate and has no adverse effects on neonatal outcomes.
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