Maternal C-reactive protein levels in patients undergoing frozen embryo replacement cycles: a prospective study.
This prospective study shows that the early pregnancy inflammatory response following frozen embryo replacement (FER) cycles may be absent or suppressed, in contrast to that following IVF. To our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate the maternal inflammatory response following FER cycles, but larger studies are still required to explore this novel finding, and investigate whether this may explain the lower ongoing pregnancy rates generally achieved following FER cycles.
El-Shawarby
Salem A
SA
Department of Reproductive Medicine and Science, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom. salemshawarby@yahoo.com
Sacks
Gavin P
GP
Seyani
Lata
L
Lavery
Stuart A
SA
Trew
Geoffrey H
GH
D002097:C-Reactive Protein / Q000378:metabolism*; D015925:Cryopreservation / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004624:Embryo Transfer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008429:Maternal Welfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011446:Prospective Studies
D002097:C-Reactive Protein