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Optimales Protokoll für die Übertragung kryokonservierter Embryonen

Optimal protocol for the transfer of cryopreserved embryos

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Die Rate an Auftauzyklen (Kryozyklen) hat in den vergangenen zehn Jahren weltweit aus vielfältigen Gründen stetig zugenommen. Beim Vergleich und der Optimierung der einzelnen Behandlungsprotokolle wird das Augenmerk vor allem auf die Schwangerschafts‑, Fehl- und Lebendgeburtenraten sowie auf die peripartale und perinatale Gesundheit gelegt. Der vorliegende Beitrag gibt eine Übersicht zu den gängigen Behandlungsprotokollen und vergleicht anhand der aktuellen Literatur klinische Effektivitätsparameter, mütterliche und kindliche Risiken wie auch Praktikabilitäts- und Kostenaspekte.

Abstract

The rate of frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles has increased steadily over the past 10 years due to a variety of factors. The comparison and optimization of the individual treatment protocols focuses primarily on pregnancy, miscarriage and live birth rates as well as on peripartum and perinatal health. Based on the current literature this article provides an overview of the common treatment protocols and compares clinical effectiveness, maternal and neonatal outcomes as well as practicability and cost issues.

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Trautmann, C., von Versen-Höynck, F. Optimales Protokoll für die Übertragung kryokonservierter Embryonen. Gynäkologische Endokrinologie 19, 133–142 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10304-020-00373-4

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