Human Reproduction, Vol. 16, No. 10, 2182-2186,
October 2001
© 2001 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
A comparison between quarter, partial and total laser assisted hatching in selected infertility patients
London Gynaecology and Fertility Centre, London, W1G 7JH UK
BACKGROUND: The object of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of laser assisted hatching (LAH) of embryos on implantation and pregnancy rates of a selected group of infertility patients. METHODS: A total of 322 cycles using LAH was undertaken in our Centre between June 1998 and September 1999. Patients were offered LAH if they fell in either one or more of the following categories: (i) Patients over 37 years of age undergoing either IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment cycles; (ii) patients with more than 2 previous treatment cycle failures; (iii) patients undergoing frozen embryo replacement cycles and (iv) women who were considered to be poor responders. The initial results of totally breaching the zona pellucida (total LAH; group 1) did not meet with our expectations. We subsequently modified the technique to thinning one area of the zona pellucida (partial LAH; group 2) and this thinned area was then extended to a quarter segment (quarter LAH; group 3). RESULTS: In group 1, the pregnancy rate was 14.6% with a clinical pregnancy rate of 5.2%. In group 2 the pregnancy rate was 20.9% with a clinical pregnancy rate of 18% and for patients in group 3 the pregnancy rate was 29.0% with a clinical pregnancy rate of 22.1%. CONCLUSIONS: Overall there was firm statistical evidence that the pregnancy and clinical pregnancy rates arising from quarter LAH were higher in comparison with partial and total LAH.
Key words: Assisted hatching/embryos/IVF/implantation/laser assisted hatching
1 To whom correspondence should be addressed at: London Gynaecology and Fertility Centre, Cozens House, 112a Harley Street, London, W1G 7JH, UK. Email: info{at}lfc.org.uk
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