Marked improvement in clinical pregnancy rates following in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer seen when transfer technique and catheter were changed.
OBJECTIVE
To compare in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome with two different embryo transfer (ET) catheters: the Frydman and Wallace catheters.


METHODS
Retrospective review of outcome of IVF cycles where there was at least one embryo that had assisted hatching prior to transfer at 72 hours according to which catheter was used.


RESULTS
Pregnancy rate 17.6% per transfer with Frydman (FET-SET) vs 44.2% for fresh ETs and 15.4% and 43.2% for frozen ETs. The implantation rates for fresh ETs were 7.6% vs 20.0% for fresh and 5.7 vs 21.1% for frozen ETs.


CONCLUSIONS
The soft Wallace catheter is superior to the stiffer Frydman catheter when transferring embryos subjected to assisted embryo hatching.
Choe
J K
JK
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, USA.
Nazari
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Summers-Chase
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Swenson
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D002404:Catheterization; D004624:Embryo Transfer / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate