Abstract
Objective
To assess embryo implantation rate (IR) and pregnancy rate (PR) in women who received Bushen Wengong Decoction (??, BSWGD), a Chinese herbal formula, combined with low dose of human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) prior to frozen thawed embryo transfer (FET).
Methods
A total of 262 subjects (674 transferred embryos) who received FET were analyzed retrospectively. In them, 122 women were under 30 years old, 106 between 30–35 years and 32 over 35 years. The 85 subjects with normal ovulation were assigned to Group A, the natural menstruation cycling group, on whom no pre-transfer treatment was applied. The other 177 subjects with abnormal ovulation were assigned to Group B, and subdivided, according to the pre transfer treatment they received, into three groups, Group B1 (50 cases) received BSWGD, Group B2 (58 cases) received hMG and Group B3 (69 cases) received both BSWGD and low dose hMG. The IR and PR of FET in the four groups were compared, and the effect of the embryo cryo time on PR of FET were compared also. Besides, the influencing factors to FET were analyzed.
Results
IR and PR were significantly higher in all age sects of Group B3 than those in Group A, showing significant difference (P < 0.05). IR and PR in subjects in age sects of <30 years and > 35 years in group B3 were significantly higher than those in Group B1 (P < 0.05), but no significant difference was shown in the two parameters between Group B 2 and Group B3 (P >0.05). PR in the subjects who received embryos with cryo-time of > 200 days was significantly lower than that in those with cryo-time of < 100 days (P <0.05). Embryo cryo-time, endometrial thickness, use of BSWGD and use of hMG were of significance in FET (P < 0.05).
Conclusion
A programmed cycle of BSWGD combined with low dose of hMG could improve the embryo IR and PR of FET. Embryo cryo-time, endometrial thickness, and the use of BSWGD and hMG are of significance for FET.
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Supported by Major State Basic Research Development Program of China (973 Program, No. 2006CB504005) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30571968)
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Zhang, Hq., Zhao, Hx., Gu, Dy. et al. Effect of traditional Chinese herbs combined with low dose human menopausal gonadotropin applied in frozen thawed embryo transfer. Chin. J Integ. Med. 12, 244–249 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-006-0244-0
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