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ArticleReproductive medicine and biology2022

Effect of early rescue ICSI and split IVF-ICSI in preventing low fertilization rate during the first ART cycle: A real-world retrospective cohort study.

Linlin Jiang, Yifan Qian, Xiaoli Chen, Xiaohui Ji, Songbang Ou, Ruiqi Li, Dongzi Yang, Yu Li

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Article in Reproductive medicine and biology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Linlin JiangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou China.
Yifan QianDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou China.
Xiaoli ChenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou China.
Xiaohui JiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou China.
Songbang OuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou China.
Ruiqi LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou China.
Dongzi YangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9890-219X
Yu LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital Sun Yat-Sen University Guangzhou China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo determine the utility of short gamete coincubation in

methodsCouples with a high risk of low IVF fertilization during the first ART cycle underwent IVF-S with R-ICSI or split IVF-ICSI. Fertilization rate, embryo quality, and clinical outcomes were measured.

resultsAfter propensity score matching, we included 188 couples in the IVF-S with R-ICSI group as Group 1 and 720 in the split IVF-ICSI group as Group 2. Normal fertilization rates were similar; however, Group 1 had a higher multiple pronuclei rate (10.42% vs. 4.50%,

conclusionIVF-S with early R-ICSI and split IVF-ICSI were effective strategies in preventing low fertilization rate. IVF-S with early R-ICSI could become the preferred approach because of its advantages-higher embryo utilization rate, fewer ICSI procedures, similar clinical pregnancy rate, and live birth rate.

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early rescue ICSIfirst ART cyclelow fertilizationshort gamete coincubationsplit IVF‐ICSI

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