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Observational studyJBRA assisted reproduction2023

The Impact of Previous Exposure to COVID-19 on the Outcome of ICSI Cycles.

Kamal Eldin Abdullah Rageh, Elsayed Ali Farag, Mohamed Atef Behery, Mohamed Ahmed Badreldin, Eman Ahmed Ali

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Observational study in JBRA assisted reproduction, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Kamal Eldin Abdullah RagehLecturer of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Elsayed Ali FaragAssistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed Atef BeheryAssistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Assisted Reproduction Unit, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed Ahmed BadreldinConsultant of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Almana General Hospital, IVF unit, Western Provenance, Saudi Arabia.
Eman Ahmed AliConsultant of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Assisted Reproduction Unit,Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Al-Azhar University · EGHera General Hospital · SAInternational Hospital of Bahrain · BH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveDue to the large increase in the number of reported cases and the impact of COVID-19 on public health, the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) recommended the cessation of all activities related to assisted reproduction. There are many unknowns about the long-term effects of the virus on fertility and pregnancy. We conducted this study to offer some evidence-based guidance on the relationship between COVID-19 and IVF/ICSI cycle outcomes.

methodsThis observational study included 179 patients who underwent ICSI cycles at the Albaraka Fertility Hospital, Manama, Bahrain and the Almana hospital, KSA. The patients were divided into two groups. Group 1 included 88 individuals with a history of Covid-19 and Group 2 included 91 subjects without a history of COVID-19.

resultsDespite the higher pregnancy (45.1% vs. 36.4%, with p=0.264) and fertilization (52% vs. 50.6% with p=0.647) rates seen in patients without a history of COVID-19, the differences were not statistically significant.

conclusionsThere is no clear evidence that exposure to COVID-19 significantly affects ICSI cycle outcomes.

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COVID-19Fertilization in VitroFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnancy OutcomePregnancy RateRegistriesRetrospective StudiesSperm Injections, IntracytoplasmicCOVID-19ICSIinfectionoutcomereproduction

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PMID37134010
PMCPMC10712817
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