Human chorionic gonadotropin-administered natural cycle versus spontaneous ovulatory cycle in patients undergoing two pronuclear zygote frozen-thawed embryo transfer.
10.5468/ogs.2018.61.2.247
- Author:
You Jung LEE
1
;
Chung Hoon KIM
;
Do Young KIM
;
Jun Woo AHN
;
Sung Hoon KIM
;
Hee Dong CHAE
;
Byung Moon KANG
Author Information
1. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. chnkim@amc.seoul.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Embryo transfer;
Natural cycle;
Chorionic gonadotropin;
Spontaneous ovulation
- MeSH:
Abortion, Spontaneous;
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation;
Chorion*;
Chorionic Gonadotropin;
Cohort Studies;
Embryo Implantation;
Embryo Transfer*;
Embryonic Structures*;
Female;
Fertilization in Vitro;
Humans*;
Live Birth;
Oocytes;
Ovulation;
Pregnancy;
Pregnancy Rate;
Retrospective Studies;
Zygote*
- From:Obstetrics & Gynecology Science
2018;61(2):247-252
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To compare human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)-administered natural cycle with spontaneous ovulatory cycle in patients undergoing frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FTET) in natural cycles. METHODS: In this retrospective cohort study, we analyzed the clinical outcome of a total of 166 consecutive FTET cycles that were performed in either natural cycle controlled by HCG for ovulation triggering (HCG group, n=110) or natural cycle with spontaneous ovulation (control group, n=56) in 166 infertile patients between January 2009 and November 2013. RESULTS: There were no differences in patients' characteristics between the 2 groups. The numbers of oocytes retrieved, mature oocytes, fertilized oocytes, grade I or II embryos and frozen embryos in the previous in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle in which embryos were frozen were comparable between the HCG and control groups. Significant differences were not also observed between the 2 groups in clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), embryo implantation rate, miscarriage rate, live birth rate and multiple CPR. However, the number of hospital visits for follicular monitoring was significantly fewer in the HCG group than in the control group (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: Our results demonstrated that HCG administration for ovulation triggering in natural cycle reduces the number of hospital visits for follicular monitoring without any detrimental effect on FTET outcome when compared with spontaneous ovulatory cycles in infertile patients undergoing FTET in natural ovulatory cycles.
