Different endometrial preparation protocols yield similar pregnancy outcomes for frozen-thawed embryo transfer in patients with advanced endometriosis

Haiyan Guo, Yun Wang, Qiuju Chen, Weiran Chai, Lihua Sun, Ai Ai, Yonglun Fu, Qifeng Lyu, Yanping Kuang
In: Journal of Reproduction and Contraception · 2016 · vol. 27(1) , pp. 1–11 · doi:10.7669/j.issn.1001-7844.2016.01.0001 · W2345964414
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This study found no significant differences in pregnancy and live birth rates among natural cycle, letrozole, or hormonal replacement treatment endometrial preparation protocols for frozen-thawed embryo transfer in patients with advanced endometriosis.

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Objective To explore the different endometrial preparation for frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) in women with advanced endometriosis (EMS). Methods The pregnancy outcomes of patients with advanced EMS (542 cycles), who were prepared for FET, were retrospectively assessed. Included patients underwent a total of 233 FET cycles (180 patients) using natural cycle (NC), a total of 142 FET cycles (115 patients) using letrozole (LE) ovulation induction, and a total of 167 FET cycles (137 patients) using hormonal replacement treatment (HRT) for endometrial preparation. Results There were no significant diffenences in the clinical pregnancy rate (LE: 49.30%, NC: 50.21%, and HRT: 43.11%, P=0.343), the implantation rate (LE: 29.26%, NC: 36.03%, and HRT: 29.55%, P=0.084), and the live birth rate (LE: 38.02%, NC: 39.11%, and HRT: 35.33%, P=0.648) among the three groups. No statistically significant differences were observed in the ongoing pregnancy rate, the miscarriage rate, and the pregnancy complication rate. The single birth weight in patients using NC-FET was lower than that in patients using HRT-FET (P=0.044) and a higher twin birth weight in patients using LE-FET were observed compared with other groups (P=0.022). The rate of birth weight Conclusion Different endometrial preparation protocols without ultra-long GnRH-a down-regulation for FET yield similar pregnancy outcomes in patients with EMS. A tailored endometrial preparation protocol should be recommended according to different patients’ situation.

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