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Wei, Daimin; Liu, Jia-Yin; Sun, Yun; Shi, Yuhua; Zhang, Bo; Liu, Jian-Qiao; Tan, Jichun; Liang, Xiaoyan; Cao, Yunxia; Wang, Ze; Qin, Yingying; Zhao, Han; Zhou, Yi; Ren, Haiqin; Hao, Guimin; Ling, Xiufeng; Zhao, Junzhao; Zhang, Yunshan; Qi, Xiujuan; Zhang, Lin; Deng, Xiaohui; Chen, Xiaoli; Zhu, Yimin; Wang, Xiaohong; Tian, Li-Feng; Lv, Qun; Ma, Xiang; Zhang, Heping; Legro, Richard S; Chen, Zi-Jiang
The Lancet (British edition), 03/2019, Volume: 393, Issue: 10178Journal Article
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. 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-IOR-14005405. 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<0·0001). The risks of moderate or severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (four of 825 0·5% in frozen single blastocyst transfer vs nine of 825 1·1% in fresh single blastocyst transfer; p=0·16), pregnancy loss (134 of 583 23·0% vs 124 of 481 25·8%; p=0·29), other obstetric complications, and neonatal morbidity were similar between the two groups. Frozen single blastocyst transfer was associated with a higher risk of pre-eclampsia (16 of 512 3·1% vs four of 401 1·0%; RR 3·13, 95% CI 1·06–9·30, p=0·029). Frozen single blastocyst transfer resulted in a higher singleton livebirth rate than did fresh single blastocyst transfer in ovulatory women with good prognosis. The increased risk of pre-eclampsia after frozen blastocyst transfer warrants further studies. The National Key Research and Development Program of China.
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