Frozen versus fresh single blastocyst transfer in ovulatory women: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
Frozen versus fresh single blastocyst transfer in ovulatory women: a multicentre, randomised controlled trial
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排卵女性的冷冻与新鲜单囊胚移植:一项多中心、随机对照试验
DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(18)32843-5
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发表时间:
2019-03-30
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168.9
通讯作者:
Chen, Zi-Jiang
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作者:
Wei, Daimin;Liu, Jia-Yin;Chen, Zi-Jiang
Background Elective single embryo transfer (eSET) has been increasingly advocated, but concerns about the lower pregnancy rate after reducing the number of embryos transferred have encouraged transfer of multiple embryos. Extended embryo culture combined with electively freezing all embryos and undertaking a deferred frozen embryo transfer might increase pregnancy rate after eSET. We aimed to establish whether elective frozen single blastocyst transfer improved singleton livebirth rate compared with fresh single blastocyst transfer.Methods This multicentre, non-blinded, randomised controlled trial was undertaken in 21 academic fertility centres in China. 1650 women with regular menstrual cycles undergoing their first cycle of in-vitro fertilisation were enrolled from Aug 1,2016, to June 3,2017. Eligible women were randomly assigned to either fresh or frozen single blastocyst transfer. The randomisation sequence was computer generated, with block sizes of two, four, or six, stratified by study site. For those assigned to frozen blastocyst transfer, all blastocysts were cryopreserved and a delayed frozen-thawed single blastocyst transfer was done. The primary outcome was singleton livebirth rate. Analysis was by intention to treat. This trial is registered at the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, number ChiCTR-I0R-14005405.Findings 825 women were assigned to each group and included in analyses. Frozen single blastocyst transfer resulted in higher rates of singleton livebirth than did fresh single blastocyst transfer (416 [50%] vs 329 [40%]; relative risk [RR]1.26,95% CI 1.14-1.41, p