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ReviewJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2022

Live birth from a blastocyst derived from a conjoined oocyte in a frozen embryo transfer cycle: a case report and a literature review.

Li Fu, Shaowei Chen, Mingyong Wang, Guiying Huang, Fang Wang, Yunzhu Lan, Shuang Liu, Xia Jiang

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Review in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Li FuDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China. 1987flpays@163.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4471-0464
Shaowei ChenDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Mingyong WangDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Guiying HuangDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Fang WangDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Yunzhu LanDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Shuang LiuDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.
Xia JiangDepartment of Reproductive Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, 646000, China.

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Southwest Medical University 2020ZRQNA005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The significance of conjoined oocytes in the clinical in vitro fertilization (IVF) laboratory setting has been questionable due to the extremely limited data available. This issue is discussed by presenting one case for conjoined oocyte observed in the program of the assisted reproduction and by including a review of corresponding literature. This report describes a successful clinical pregnancy with subsequent live birth from a conjoined oocyte. To our knowledge, there are only three reported cases of successful live birth from conjoined oocytes, but this is the first case of live birth from a blastocyst derived from a conjoined oocyte fertilized using intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in a frozen embryo transfer cycle. Moreover, this study reports the first time that live birth of a conjoined oocyte is achieved without removing the degenerated immature oocyte prior to transfer. It demonstrates that the degenerated immature oocyte has no adverse effect on subsequent embryo development and pregnancy outcome. In addition, we reviewed the literature to evaluate the origin, incidence, safety, and significance of conjoined oocytes in reproductive health. We further confirm previous reports that demonstrate that a mature oocyte from conjoined-oocyte complexes can be fertilized by standard IVF or ICSI and lead to the development of a blastocyst, subsequent pregnancy, and live birth.

Indexed as

Embryo TransferLive BirthBlastocystFemaleFertilization in VitroHumansOocytesPregnancyPregnancy RateSperm Injections, IntracytoplasmicBinovular follicleConjoined oocyteFrozen embryo transfer cycleIntracytoplasmic sperm injection

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PMID35320445
PMCPMC9174371

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