Effect of Anti Phospholipid Antibodies on in vitro fertilization/intracytoplsmic sperm injection outcome
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Elham Azimi Nekoo
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Ensieh Shahrokh Tehrani Nejad
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Batool Rashidi
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Hossein Kilani
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Habib Moazami Goudarzi
Abstract
Objective: The study aimed to determine the relationship between presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (APLs) and clinical pregnancy rate in patients undergoing IVF/ICSI procedures.
Materials and methods: This descriptive-analytic study performed on two hundred consecutive women referred for IVF/ICSI in Vali-e-Asr Reproductive Health Research Center. Serum levels of APLs , anticardiolipin [aCL], antiphosphatidic acid [aPA], antiphosphatidyl choline [aPC] and antiphosphatidylserine [aPS] were checked for all patients before starting IVF cycles. APLs seropositivity and clinical pregnancy rate were determined. T-test and Mann-Whitney were used to compare two groups. P value <0.05 was considered significant.
Results: 23 women (11.5%) were APL positive. Twenty nine women of 177 APL seronegative patients (16.4%) became pregnant while only one of 23 seropositive patients (4.3%) was pregnant. Clinical pregnancy rate was not significantly different in two groups.
Conclusion: Although APLs were common, these antibodies did not affect the outcome of IVF/ICSI procedures. Thus screening for APLs is not recommended in women undergoing these procedures.
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