Low ectopic pregnancy rates after in vitro fertilization: do practice habits matter?
In a 6-year review of ectopic pregnancies (EPs) after fresh and frozen embryo transfers in IVF cycles conducted at a large university-based program, we report an overall 0.9% rate of EP that seems to have increased with the programmatic shift to routine blastocyst transfer, but remains lower than nationally reported rates. Aggressive management of tubal disease may contribute to low rates of EP, whereas blastocyst transfer may increase the rate.
Keegan
Debbra A
DA
Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, NYU School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA. kluged02@med.nyu.edu
Morelli
Sara S
SS
Noyes
Nicole
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Flisser
Eric D
ED
Berkeley
Alan S
AS
Grifo
Jamie A
JA
D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies