Clinical characteristics and assisted reproductive technology outcomes in infertile foreign brides: Comparison with native brides in south Taiwan

Objective: This study was conducted to determine if differences in clinical characteristics, embryonic development, and pregnancy outcomes exist between infertile foreign and native brides undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment in a foreign-bride-immigrating country of Taiwan. M...

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Main Authors: Hsin-Ju Chiang, Fu-Jen Huang, Kuo-Chung Lan, Pin-Yao Lin, Pei-Hsun Sung, Fu-Tsai Kung
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2012-03-01
Series:Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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spelling doaj-6d8e5d3c4e1c4234b004adfcd86d59bb2020-11-25T00:06:22ZengElsevierTaiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology1028-45592012-03-01511313410.1016/j.tjog.2012.01.007Clinical characteristics and assisted reproductive technology outcomes in infertile foreign brides: Comparison with native brides in south TaiwanHsin-Ju Chiang0Fu-Jen Huang1Kuo-Chung Lan2Pin-Yao Lin3Pei-Hsun Sung4Fu-Tsai Kung5Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanObjective: This study was conducted to determine if differences in clinical characteristics, embryonic development, and pregnancy outcomes exist between infertile foreign and native brides undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment in a foreign-bride-immigrating country of Taiwan. Material and Methods: A retrospective, case-control design was use to recruit consecutive infertile women seeking ART treatment for study. The treatment protocol consisted of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation with down-regulation and gonadotropin and ART method with conventional in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Among the 1083 ART treatment cycles, 97 (9%) were from foreign brides and 986 (91%) from native brides. Records of those who received transfer of fresh embryos obtained by using husband sperm for fertilization were collected for analysis. A case-control design with adjustment of bride age was used to select the records of 86 infertile foreign and 172 native brides for the study. Infertility cause, bride age, retrieved oocyte number and maturity, fertilization rate, embryo score, and post-embryo transfer results were assessed. Results: The foreign bride couples had significantly greater infertility due to tubal (36%) and combination (8.1%) factors than native bride couples (20.3% and 4.1%, respectively). Days of gonadotropin stimulation, number of oocytes retrieved, fertilization rate, embryo score, implantation rate, or clinical pregnancy rate, and live birth rate did not differ between the two groups. Conclusion: The cause of infertile foreign bride couples requiring ART treatment had a higher percentage of tubal and combination factors, but similar ART outcomes.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455912000083assisted reproductive technologyforeign brideinfertilitynative bride
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author Hsin-Ju Chiang
Fu-Jen Huang
Kuo-Chung Lan
Pin-Yao Lin
Pei-Hsun Sung
Fu-Tsai Kung
spellingShingle Hsin-Ju Chiang
Fu-Jen Huang
Kuo-Chung Lan
Pin-Yao Lin
Pei-Hsun Sung
Fu-Tsai Kung
Clinical characteristics and assisted reproductive technology outcomes in infertile foreign brides: Comparison with native brides in south Taiwan
Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
assisted reproductive technology
foreign bride
infertility
native bride
author_facet Hsin-Ju Chiang
Fu-Jen Huang
Kuo-Chung Lan
Pin-Yao Lin
Pei-Hsun Sung
Fu-Tsai Kung
author_sort Hsin-Ju Chiang
title Clinical characteristics and assisted reproductive technology outcomes in infertile foreign brides: Comparison with native brides in south Taiwan
title_short Clinical characteristics and assisted reproductive technology outcomes in infertile foreign brides: Comparison with native brides in south Taiwan
title_full Clinical characteristics and assisted reproductive technology outcomes in infertile foreign brides: Comparison with native brides in south Taiwan
title_fullStr Clinical characteristics and assisted reproductive technology outcomes in infertile foreign brides: Comparison with native brides in south Taiwan
title_full_unstemmed Clinical characteristics and assisted reproductive technology outcomes in infertile foreign brides: Comparison with native brides in south Taiwan
title_sort clinical characteristics and assisted reproductive technology outcomes in infertile foreign brides: comparison with native brides in south taiwan
publisher Elsevier
series Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
issn 1028-4559
publishDate 2012-03-01
description Objective: This study was conducted to determine if differences in clinical characteristics, embryonic development, and pregnancy outcomes exist between infertile foreign and native brides undergoing assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment in a foreign-bride-immigrating country of Taiwan. Material and Methods: A retrospective, case-control design was use to recruit consecutive infertile women seeking ART treatment for study. The treatment protocol consisted of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation with down-regulation and gonadotropin and ART method with conventional in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection. Among the 1083 ART treatment cycles, 97 (9%) were from foreign brides and 986 (91%) from native brides. Records of those who received transfer of fresh embryos obtained by using husband sperm for fertilization were collected for analysis. A case-control design with adjustment of bride age was used to select the records of 86 infertile foreign and 172 native brides for the study. Infertility cause, bride age, retrieved oocyte number and maturity, fertilization rate, embryo score, and post-embryo transfer results were assessed. Results: The foreign bride couples had significantly greater infertility due to tubal (36%) and combination (8.1%) factors than native bride couples (20.3% and 4.1%, respectively). Days of gonadotropin stimulation, number of oocytes retrieved, fertilization rate, embryo score, implantation rate, or clinical pregnancy rate, and live birth rate did not differ between the two groups. Conclusion: The cause of infertile foreign bride couples requiring ART treatment had a higher percentage of tubal and combination factors, but similar ART outcomes.
topic assisted reproductive technology
foreign bride
infertility
native bride
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1028455912000083
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