Open AccessThe impact of assisted hatching on live birth rates and outcomes of assisted conception: a systematic review
Author(s) -
Edmond EdiOsagie,
Lee Hooper,
Mourad W. Seif
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/deg334
Subject(s) - live birth , medicine , pregnancy , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , clinical trial , obstetrics , medline , pediatrics , biology , biochemistry , genetics
During the past decade in the UK, only one in six cycles of assisted conception has resulted successfully in a live birth. Assisted hatching (AH) has been proposed to improve outcome. This systematic review of randomized controlled trials addresses primary outcomes of live birth, clinical pregnancy and embryo implantation.
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