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Comparison of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy versus intracytoplasmic sperm injection in severe male infertility

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The retrospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT‐A) for severe male factor (SMF) infertility on pregnancy outcomes in comparison with intracytoplasmic… Click to show full abstract

The retrospective cohort study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT‐A) for severe male factor (SMF) infertility on pregnancy outcomes in comparison with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). A total of 206 couples with SMF were included in the study, among which, 102 couples underwent ICSI with next‐generation sequencing (NGS)‐based PGT‐A (the PGT‐A group), while 104 underwent ICSI only (the control group). Results showed while no differences were noted in clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) (66.7% versus. 69.9%, p = .64) and ongoing pregnancy rate (OPR) (62.2% versus. 54.7%, p = .29) per transfer between groups, early miscarriage rate (EMR) per transfer was significantly lower (6.7% versus. 21.6%, p = .02) in the PGT‐A group. Cumulative OPR per patient remained similar between groups (54.9% versus. 55.8%, p = .90). Results of multivariable logistic regression also demonstrated the use of PGT‐A was significantly associated with lower EMR (adjusted OR 0.17, 95%CI 0.05–0.55) in SMF, while it was not related to cumulative OPR. In conclusion, our results showed that NGS‐based PGT‐A can improve pregnancy outcomes for couples with SMF by significantly decreasing EMR without compromising cumulative OPR, indicating that NGS‐based PGT‐A could be offered as an appropriate approach for couples with SMF.

Keywords: severe male; genetic testing; intracytoplasmic sperm; testing aneuploidy; versus; preimplantation genetic

Journal Title: Andrologia
Year Published: 2021

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