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ArticleFrontiers in reproductive health2022

The COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on the Outcome of Medically Assisted Reproduction Pregnancies.

Mor Huri, Virginia Noferi, Irene Renda, Francesca Piazzini, Silvia Benemei, Maria Elisabetta Coccia

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Article in Frontiers in reproductive health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Mor HuriAssisted Reproductive Technology Center, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Virginia NoferiAssisted Reproductive Technology Center, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Irene RendaAssisted Reproductive Technology Center, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Francesca PiazziniAssisted Reproductive Technology Center, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Silvia BenemeiClinical Trial Unit for Phase 1 Trials, Headache Centre, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Maria Elisabetta CocciaAssisted Reproductive Technology Center, Careggi Hospital, University of Florence, Florence, Italy.

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Abstract

Background: The impact of the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on pregnancy is not well-understood. During the outbreak, the initial approach suggested by the major societies was to postpone all non-urgent assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatments. Nevertheless, the Italian Society of Fertility and Sterility and Reproductive Medicine considered ethically correct to proceed with ART treatments, as the infertility rate is increasing over time, with a consistent decline in the live birth rate. The objective of our study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the outcomes of ART pregnancies, in terms of early pregnancy loss, overall success rate, and live birth rate. Methods: We conducted a single-center retro-prospective cohort study. Patients who underwent ART treatments from 1 March 2020 to 28 February 2021 (pandemic ART cohort, pART; Results: There were not statistically significant differences on implantation rate (pART 0.348 ± 0.034 vs. CTR 0.365 ± 0.033, CI = 95%, Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic did not cause a statistically significant change in the live birth rate and in the pregnancy loss rate. ART during the COVID-19 pandemic can be considered fair and safe, ethically and medically appropriate. Patients and physicians should be reassured that ART pregnancy outcomes do not seem to be jeopardized by the pandemic state.

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assisted reproductive technologyCOVID-19early pregnancy losspandemicreproductive outcomes

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