IS THE OUTCOME OF ICSI CYCLES AFFECTED BY EMBRYO TRANSFER TECHNIQUE?

Authors : Teksen ÇAMLIBEL, Aytuğ KOLANKAYA, Birgül SARIKAMIŞ, Meriç KARACAN, Engin ENGİNSU, Nadir ÇIRAY

Pages : 180-182

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Publication Date : 2016-12-03

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: To evaluate the effect of tenaculum usage during embryo transfer, on pregnancy rates of intracytoplasmlc sperm Injection insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ICSI); cycles. Methods: Thirty-eight ICSI cases in which cervix uteri were held with tenaculum during embryo transfer were compared to 76 cases in which embryo transfer was performed easily by a transfer catheter. Results: Both groups were comparable for female age, etiology of infertility, and number of embryos transferred. Sixteen of the thirty-eight women insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(42.1%); in the former group became insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3-hCG test positive; however, only 14 cases insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(36.8%); progressed to clinical pregnancy. In the latter group, 30 of the 76 cases insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(39.5%); were insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3-hCG test positive, and 25 cases insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(32.9%); turned into clinical pregnancy. There was no significant difference among the biochemical or clinical pregnancy rates of the two groups insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p>0.05);. Conclusion: In comparison of the two groups with similar characteristics, holding the cervix uteri with tenaculum during embryo transfer, a procedure that might induce prostaglandin secretion and cause minimal bleeding, did not create a significant difference between the pregnancy rates of the two groups. Therefore, correcting the position of the cervix and the uterus during embryo transfer, by holding with an instrument may be advisable instead of a hard and long transfer by only using the transfer catheter. Key Words: ICSI, Embryo transfer, Pregnancy rate, Tenaculum, Catheter
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