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Day 3 versus day 5 embryo transfer: a prospective randomized study

Bungum, Mona LU ; Bungum, L ; Humaidan, P and Yding Andersen, C (2003) In Reproductive BioMedicine Online 7(1). p.98-104
Abstract
Transfer of embryos at the blastocyst stage has been associated with exceptionally high implantation rates. There are, however, only a few prospective randomized studies comparing day 3 versus day 5 embryo transfer. Furthermore, the number of embryos replaced in the day 3 group transfer is often higher than the number of blastocysts replaced, thereby affecting implantation rates. A total of 118 patients undergoing standard IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection who had developed at least three 8-cell embryos showing <20% extracellular fragmentation on day 3 were randomized for day 3 or day 5 transfer. A maximum of two embryos were replaced. In this prospective, randomized study the implantation and pregnancy potential of embryos... (More)
Transfer of embryos at the blastocyst stage has been associated with exceptionally high implantation rates. There are, however, only a few prospective randomized studies comparing day 3 versus day 5 embryo transfer. Furthermore, the number of embryos replaced in the day 3 group transfer is often higher than the number of blastocysts replaced, thereby affecting implantation rates. A total of 118 patients undergoing standard IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection who had developed at least three 8-cell embryos showing <20% extracellular fragmentation on day 3 were randomized for day 3 or day 5 transfer. A maximum of two embryos were replaced. In this prospective, randomized study the implantation and pregnancy potential of embryos transferred on day 3 or day 5 were compared. Equal numbers of embryos were replaced in the two groups. There was no statistically significant difference between day 3 and day 5 transfer regarding positive human chorionic gonadotrophin rates (70 versus 67%), clinical pregnancy rates (61 versus 51%), implantation rates (44 versus 37%), twinning rates (42 versus 41%) and rates of early pregnancy loss (15 versus 29%). Transfer of embryos on day 3 or 5 showed similar implantation rates when equal numbers of embryos were transferred. Embryo transfer at the blastocyst stage seems to have no advantage over day 3 transfer in patients with more than two 8-cell embryos showing less than 20% fragmentation on day 3. (Less)
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