Obstet Gynecol Sci.  2018 Mar;61(2):247-252. 10.5468/ogs.2018.61.2.247.

Human chorionic gonadotropin-administered natural cycle versus spontaneous ovulatory cycle in patients undergoing two pronuclear zygote frozen-thawed embryo transfer

• Lee YJ
• Kim CH
• Kim DY
• Ahn JW
• Kim SH
• Chae HD
• Kang BM

• KMID: 2420179
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5468/ogs.2018.61.2.247

Abstract

OBJECTIVE
To compare human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG)-administered natural cycle with spontaneous ovulatory cycle in patients undergoing frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FTET) in natural cycles.
METHODS
In this retrospective cohort study, we analyzed the clinical outcome of a total of 166 consecutive FTET cycles that were performed in either natural cycle controlled by HCG for ovulation triggering (HCG group, n=110) or natural cycle with spontaneous ovulation (control group, n=56) in 166 infertile patients between January 2009 and November 2013.
RESULTS
There were no differences in patients' characteristics between the 2 groups. The numbers of oocytes retrieved, mature oocytes, fertilized oocytes, grade I or II embryos and frozen embryos in the previous in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle in which embryos were frozen were comparable between the HCG and control groups. Significant differences were not also observed between the 2 groups in clinical pregnancy rate (CPR), embryo implantation rate, miscarriage rate, live birth rate and multiple CPR. However, the number of hospital visits for follicular monitoring was significantly fewer in the HCG group than in the control group (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSION
Our results demonstrated that HCG administration for ovulation triggering in natural cycle reduces the number of hospital visits for follicular monitoring without any detrimental effect on FTET outcome when compared with spontaneous ovulatory cycles in infertile patients undergoing FTET in natural ovulatory cycles.

Keyword

Embryo transfer; Natural cycle; Chorionic gonadotropin; Spontaneous ovulation

MeSH Terms

Abortion, Spontaneous
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Chorion*
Chorionic Gonadotropin
Cohort Studies
Embryo Implantation
Embryo Transfer*
Embryonic Structures*
Female
Fertilization in Vitro
Humans*
Live Birth
Oocytes
Ovulation
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Rate
Retrospective Studies
Zygote*
Chorionic Gonadotropin

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