IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 28 / Issue 4 / pii/2001061

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Original Research

Marked improvement in clinical pregnancy rates following in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer seen when transfer technique and catheter were changed

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1 Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility, Camden, NJ (USA)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2001, 28(4), 223–224;
Published: 10 December 2001
Abstract

Purpose: To compare in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome with two different embryo transfer (ET) catheters: the Frydman and Wallace catheters. Methods: Retrospective review of outcome of IVF cycles where there was at least one embryo that had assisted hatching prior to transfer at 72 hours according to which catheter was used. Results: Pregnancy rate 17.6% per transfer with Frydman (FET-SET) vs 44.2% for fresh ETs and 15.4% and 43.2% for frozen ETs. The implantation rates for fresh ETs were 7.6% vs 20.0% for fresh and 5.7 vs 21.1% for frozen ETs. Conclusion: The soft Wallace catheter is superior to the stiffer Frydman catheter when transferring embryos subjected to assisted embryo hatching.

Keywords
Transfer catheter
Soft
Firm
Assisted embryo hatching
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