Table 3. Summary of ROPA treatments.
| ROPA | |
|---|---|
| Number of couples | 25 |
| Number of cycles | 28 (22 as first reproductive treatment, 3 following another type of ART, 3 as second ROPA in the same couple) |
| Outcomes | |
| Number of live newborns | 23 |
| Live births (rate) | 22 (79%) |
| Twin pregnancies | 1 (4.5%) |
| Number of embryo transfers needed to achieve a live birth | |
| 1 | 10 (45.5%) |
| 2 | 9 (40.9%) |
| 3 | 1 (4.5%) |
| 4 | 2 (9.1) |
| Surplus embryos | |
| Number of couples with surplus embryos (percentage) | 12 (48%) |
| Number of surplus embryos per couple (mean) | 2.8 |
| Couples who repeated ROPA | 3 |
| Case 1 | Same-way ROPA for a second child (successful) |
| Case 2 | Same-way ROPA after an unsuccessful first cycle, last embryo transferred to the donor mother (single-parented) due to recurrent implantation failure (successful) |
| Case 3 | Reverse ROPA for a second child (successful) |
Abbreviations: ROPA, double-parented method.