Document Detail


Laser-assisted hatching of cryopreserved-thawed embryos by thinning one quarter of the zona.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17169177     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Laser-assisted hatching is little documented in the literature regarding its efficacy in cryopreserved-thawed (CT) embryo transfer cycles. The aim of the present study was to evaluate in a randomized manner the efficacy of thinning one quarter of the zona pellucida of CT embryos to a depth of 50-80% of the original thickness, via laser treatment (the qLZT-AH procedure), in improving implantation and pregnancy rates. Two populations were studied: population I, patients who had all their supernumerary embryos cryopreserved, regardless of their morphology, and population II, patients at risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome who had all their embryos cryopreserved. Artificial and natural protocols were used for the embryo transfers. A total of 350 laser-thinned CT embryos were compared with 352 intact zona embryos. No difference in implantation or pregnancy rate was found after using qLZT-AH in either population. These findings suggest that qLZT-AH should not be routinely performed in cryopreserved embryo programmes.
Authors:
Claudia Guilhermino Petersen; Ana Lucia Mauri; Ricardo Luiz Razera Baruffi; João Batista Alcântara Oliveira; Valeria Felipe; Fabiana Cagnoto Massaro; Jose Gonçalves Franco
Related Documents :
20101847 - A comparison of efficacy of freezing embryos at the 2 pronuclear (2pn) stage vs multi-c...
15085737 - Survival of rapidly frozen hatched mouse blastocysts.
18296447 - Embryonic staging using a 3d virtual reality system.
3910827 - Effect of migration, distribution and spacing of pig embryos on pregnancy and fetal sur...
19616527 - The expression of fucose isoforms of amniotic and plasma alpha-1-acid glycoprotein deri...
7170677 - Alcohol and pregnancy: a clinical perspective for laboratory research.
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Reproductive biomedicine online     Volume:  13     ISSN:  1472-6483     ISO Abbreviation:  Reprod. Biomed. Online     Publication Date:  2006 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-12-15     Completed Date:  2007-01-09     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101122473     Medline TA:  Reprod Biomed Online     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  668-75     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Centre for Human Reproduction Prof Franco Junior, Av. Prof. João Fiusa 689-CEP 14025-310, Ribeirão Preto, SP-Brazil. petersenclaudia@crh.com.br
Export Citation:
APA/MLA Format     Download EndNote     Download BibTex
MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Cryopreservation / methods
Embryo Implantation*
Embryo Transfer*
Female
Humans
Laser Therapy*
Pregnancy
Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic / methods
Zona Pellucida / ultrastructure*

From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine


Previous Document:  Meiotic spindle presence and oocyte morphology do not predict clinical ICSI outcomes: a study of 967...
Next Document:  Immunoregulation in normal pregnancy and pre-eclampsia: an overview.