Infertility, Female
Conditions
Brief summary
The endometrium becomes receptive as a result of a series of timed hormonal events during the menstrual cycle. The exposure of the endometrium to progesterone after ovulation initiates morphological and functional alterations that result in the change from a pre-receptive to a receptive endometrium. The morphological changes observed on histology for each specific day after ovulation were described by Noyes and his colleagues in 1950. An endometrial biopsy that shows a difference of more than 2 days between the histologic dating and actual day after ovulation is considered to be out of phase However, the clinical application of the Noyes criterion is relatively limited. We have verified the Noyes criterion in natural cycle in previous study which conducting endometrial biopsies respectively on day 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 of post-ovulation (PO+3/5/7/9/11)(unpublished data). The clinical value of the endometrial histological dating in RIF patients in natural cycle is still to be answered. In this study, we tried to investigate the clinical effects of pFET in unexplained RIF patients according to the use of classic histologic endometrial dating to estimate the timing of the window of implantation and to adjust embryo transfer time in natural cycle.
Interventions
PROCEDUREpersonalized frozen-thawed embryo transfer
The blastocysts were delayed or advanced transferred after ovulation depending on the endometrium dating in RIF group
PROCEDUREroutine frozen-thawed embryo transfer
The blastocysts were transferred 5 days after ovulation regardless of endometrium dating in control group.
Sponsors
Reproductive & Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 38 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. RIF patients (RIF is defined as the absence of a gestational sac on ultrasound at 5 or more weeks after 3 embryo transfers with high quality embryos or after the transfer of ≥10 embryos in multiple transfers); 2. Out of phase dating patients; 3. FET in natural cycle; 4. Single blastocysts embryo transfer;
Exclusion criteria
1\. uterine abnormalities (double uterus, bicornuate uterus, unicornuate uterus and uterine mediastinum), intrauterine adhesions, endometriosis,adenomyosis, hydrosalpinx, and uterine fibroids (submucosal fibroids, non-mucosal fibroids\> 4 cm and/or endometrial pressure);
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| ongoing clinical rate | 6 weeks | Ongoing pregnancy was defined as at least one intrauterine gestational sac with cardiac action by ultrasound performed 6 weeks after ET. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| implantation rate | 2 weeks |
| clinical pregnancy rate | 4 weeks |
| early abortion rate | 6 weeks |
Outcome results
None listed