Open AccessSingle blastocyst transfer: The key to reduce multiple pregnancy rates without compromising the live birth rate
Author(s) -
Uma Maheshwari Sundhararaj,
Monali V Madne,
Reeta Biliangady,
Sumana Gurunath,
Ambika G Swamy,
Indu S. T. Gopal
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of human reproductive sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-1208
pISSN - 1998-4766
DOI - 10.4103/jhrs.jhrs_130_16
Subject(s) - blastocyst transfer , miscarriage , live birth , blastocyst , medicine , pregnancy , embryo transfer , gynecology , intracytoplasmic sperm injection , obstetrics , group b , pregnancy rate , andrology , in vitro fertilisation , biology , embryo , embryogenesis , genetics , microbiology and biotechnology
Historically, to achieve higher pregnancy rates, multiple embryos were transferred after an in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). However, this practice is being reassessed, because it leads to multiple pregnancies that is known to cause adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.