Vietnamese researchers’ study has been published in the international journal Fertility and Sterility (Photo: VNA) “freeze-only” transfer is similar to and even better than those born
from a “fresh embryo” transfer, according to a study conducted
by Vietnamese researchers and published in the international journal Fertility
and Sterility.
The study,
titled “Development of children born from freeze-only versus fresh embryo
transfer: follow-up of a randomized controlled trial”, was conducted by doctors
at HCM City-based My Duc Hospital in co-operation with experts from
the Obstetrics Department and Children Department at the HCM City
University of Medicine and Pharmacy, and Adelaide and Monash universities in
Australia.
Fertility and
Sterility is an international journal for
obstetricians, gynecologists, reproductive endocrinologists, urologists, basic
scientists and others who treat and investigate problems
of infertility and human reproductive disorders. The journal
publishes juried original scientific articles.
The study, conducted by the
My Duc Hospital’s researchers, was of nearly 300 babies born from in
vitro fertilization (IVF), according to the hospital’s press release.
The researchers used the third
Edition of Ages & Stages
Questionnaires (ASQ-3) to pinpoint developmental progress in children.
The data provided
physicians with additional information on which to base decisions about the
relative merits of different approaches to infertility treatment. There
did not appear to be any grounds for concern about worse outcomes after
use of a freeze-only strategy.
However, additional studies
comparing childhood development after a freeze-only strategy, fresh ET, and
natural cycles are needed before firm conclusions can be drawn, according
to the researchers.
The study followed up
a topic which the expert Vuong Thi Ngoc Lan and her colleagues conducted,
and was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2018 and was
presented the Ta Quang Buu Awards, the most prestigious annual awards for
Vietnamese researchers in 2020.
Transfer of embryos in a
freeze-only method is gradually replacing the transfer of fresh embryos
because the former is safer for the pregnant woman until delivery./.
Source: VietnamPlus
