Abstract
Due to refinements of assisted reproductive technology, the number of multiple pregnancies has increased substantially. Time-lapse microscopy (TLM) is a tool for selecting quality embryos for transfer. This study aimed to assess the outcomes of single-embryo transfer of autologous oocytes performed on day 5 of embryo incubation in a TLM-equipped system in patients with good ovarian reserve. The study was carried out in 208 infertile women with good ovarian reserve (over 8 oocytes retrieved). Single-embryo transfer following incubation in a TLM-equipped incubator was performed in 95 patients, who formed the main group; the control group consisted of 113 patients undergoing single-embryo transfer following a traditional culture and embryo selection procedure. We assessed the quality of transferred embryos, the rates of clinical pregnancy and pregnancy loss. Two subgroups were identified in each group of the participants: the 5SET subgroup (nonelective single-embryo transfer), which included 45 patients from the main group and 67 controls, and the 5eSET subgroup (elective single-embryo transfer), which consisted of 50 main group patients and 46 controls. The groups did not differ in terms of age, infertility factors and infertility duration. The quality of transferred embryos was excellent or good in all main group patients (100%); in the control group, the quality of transferred embryos was excellent or good in 93.8% of cases (p = 0.037). Clinical pregnancies were achieved in 64.2% of women in the main group and in 60.2% of controls (p = 0.65). Delivery rates were 54% and 51.1% in the 5eSET and 5SET subgroups of the main group, respectively (p = 0.940). For the control group, delivery rates were 54.4% and 34.3% in the 5eSET and 5SET subgroups, respectively (p = 0.052, Fisher exact test). Elective single-embryo transfer (5eSET) and the use of TLM increased the chance of pregnancy 2.17-fold (p = 0.01).
Highlights
Due to refinements of assisted reproductive technology, the number of multiple pregnancies has increased substantially
We discovered that the quality of blastocytes in the Time-lapse microscopy (TLM) group was higher than in the case of traditional morphological evaluation, which is consistent with the findings of other authors [22, 23]
Our study did not reveal any differences in the rates of clinical pregnancies, delivery and early pregnancy loss between the TLM group and patients with traditional embryo incubation
Summary
Due to refinements of assisted reproductive technology, the number of multiple pregnancies has increased substantially. This study aimed to assess the outcomes of single-embryo transfer of autologous oocytes performed on day 5 of embryo incubation in a TLM-equipped system in patients with good ovarian reserve. Delivery rates were 54% and 51.1% in the 5eSET and 5SET subgroups of the main group, respectively (р = 0.940). Delivery rates were 54.4% and 34.3% in the 5eSET and 5SET subgroups, respectively (р = 0.052, Fisher exact test). Elective single-embryo transfer (5eSET) and the use of TLM increased the chance of pregnancy 2.17-fold (р = 0.01). В группе исследования частота родов составила 54% в подгруппе 5eSET и 51,1% — в подгруппе 5SET (р = 0,940). В группе контроля в подгруппе 5eSET частота родов составила 54,4%, а в подгруппе 5SET — 34,3% (р = 0,052 по методу Фишера).
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