Successful frozen blastocyst transfers after failed fresh transfers in assisted reproductive technologies patients with hydrosalpinx

Carolina M Sueldo; Amin A Milki; Ruth B Lathi

doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2011.12.020

Successful frozen blastocyst transfers after failed fresh transfers in assisted reproductive technologies patients with hydrosalpinx

Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Mar;206(3):e4-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.12.020. Epub 2011 Dec 27.

Authors

Carolina M Sueldo¹, Amin A Milki, Ruth B Lathi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California San Francisco-Fresno, Fresno, CA 93701, USA. csueldo@hotmail.com

PMID: 22285169
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.12.020

Abstract

Untreated hydrosalpinx is known to decrease in vitro fertilization success. We report on 4 patients with hydrosalpinx for whom fresh transfers of 11 good quality embryos did not produce a pregnancy; however, frozen blastocyst transfers in natural cycles resulted in several successful pregnancies, with an implantation rate of 60% (9/15 blastocysts implanted).

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cryopreservation
Embryo Transfer / methods*
Fallopian Tube Diseases / physiopathology*
Female
Humans
Infertility, Female / therapy
Pregnancy