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. 2022 May 19;2022(5):CD002118. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002118.pub6

Aziminekoo 2015.

Study characteristics
Methods
  • Study type: randomised controlled trial in parallel groups

  • Country: Iran

Participants
  • Number of participants randomised: 118

  • Age: BS 34.9 and CS 35.1

  • Number of previous treatments: BS 3.7 and CS 3.1

  • Infertility duration: BS 10.3 and CS 8.5 years

  • Prognosis: poor prognostic factors

  • Inclusion criteria: infertile women with at least two previous failures of implantation

  • Exclusion criteria: females aged more than 40 years old with severe untreated uterus abnormalities, and couples with severe male factor infertility, such as severe oligospermia

Interventions
  • BS group: N = 57

  • CS group (day 3): N = 61

  • Description of the cycles:

    • Long protocol (down‐regulation with GnRH agonist and stimulation with rFSH)

    • Injected oocytes were transferred to culture dish with cleavage medium (Sydney IVF cleavage medium, Cook Medical)

    • In blastocyst group, on day 3, embryos were transferred to blastocyst medium (Sydney IVF blastocyst medium) for 48 h extended culture. Then, the day 5 embryos (blastocysts) were transferred to uterus.

    • All embryo transfers were performed using the Sydney IVF catheter (K‐JETS‐7019‐SIVF; Cook Medical)

    • To support luteal phase, all participants received progesterone suppository.

Outcomes Clinical pregnancy rate
Multiple pregnancy rate
Miscarriage rate
Cancellation
Notes