| Cryopreservation of embryos by vitrification at a private sector reproductive medicine facility in Karachi. | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 23139969 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
OBJECTIVE: To assess the survival of freezing cleaved human embryos through vitrification. METHODS: The prospective study was conducted at the Karachi-based Sindh Institute of Reproductive Medicine between June 2008 and June 2009. The cryopreservation of embryos being a new technology in Pakistan, only 19 couples, picked through convenience sampling, comprised the study population. The couples were treated for infertility by in virto fertilisation (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI); 125 surplus embryos were vitrified. Subsequently, 15 embryos were thawed, and transferred in a controlled cycle. SPSS version 11 was used for statistical analysis. RESULT: After the surplus embryos were vitrified and subsequently thawed and transferred, the survival of the embryos was assessed by the number of blastomeres that were intact. The overall embryo survival rate was (14/15) 93.33%. CONCLUSION: Vitrification is a simple procedure that requires less time and is likely to become safer and more cost-effective with time. Survival rate after thawing and preserving is high, but comparative success rates in terms of pregnancy and taking-home-baby rates are yet to be established in Pakistan. |
Authors:
|
Majida Khan; Shaheen Zafar; Serajuddaula Syed |
Related Documents
:
|
17300689 - Fronto-nasal dysplasia and atrio-ventricular canal in a fetus with trisomy 18 identifie... 12751779 - Pathophysiology of increased nuchal translucency: a review of the literature. 18491259 - Atrioventricular septal defect in the fetus--associated conditions and outcome in 246 c... 508669 - Fertility in women with turner's syndrome. case report and review of literature. 18793769 - Embryonic delay in growth and development related to confined placental trisomy 16 mosa... 22610869 - Sonographic measurement of fetal pinna length in normal pregnancies. 19052869 - Constancy of head turning recorded in healthy young humans. 21905089 - Construction and test of an artificial uterus for ex situ development of shark embryos. 472289 - Sonographic morphology of the normal menstrual cycle. |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Volume: 62 ISSN: 0030-9982 ISO Abbreviation: J Pak Med Assoc Publication Date: 2012 Sep |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2012-11-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 7501162 Medline TA: J Pak Med Assoc Country: Pakistan |
Other Details:
|
Languages: eng Pagination: 887-92 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Sindh Institute of Reproductive Medicine (SIRM) Karachi, Pakistan. majida_dr@yahoo.com |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Differences in various measurements on panoramic radiograph among erupted and impacted lower third m...
Next Document: Tubed vs tubeless PCNL in children.