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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 25.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2022 Mar 1;65(1):68–75. doi: 10.1097/GRF.0000000000000684

TABLE 1.

Recipient Requirements by Selection of Clinical Trials

Clinical Trial
and Location
Year Clinical
Trial Established
Minimum Number of
Cryopreserved Embryos
PGT-A
Required
Renal Pathology
Excluded
Age
Baylor University Medical Center Dallas, Texas November 2015 At least 2 d 5–6 euploid blastocysts of satisfactory quality, increased to 4 good-quality euploid blastocysts midway through study Yes Exclude individuals with renal malformations (not including single kidney) 20-35 at the time of IVF
Cleveland Clinic Cleveland, Ohio October 2015 6 No Exclude individuals with presence of low-lying pelvic kidney(s) 21-45 (embryos produced between age 21-39)
Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine Prague, Czechia October 2015 10 No Not specified 18-40
Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College NHS Trust London, UK February 2019 ≥ 10 embryos Not specified Exclude individuals with renal pathology 24-38 (or 40 if eggs frozen <38)
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 2017 ≥ 2 high quality blastocysts No Exclude individuals with renal abnormalities (including single kidney or pelvic kidneys) 21-40

IVF indicates in vitro fertilization; PGT-A, preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy.