Fresh embryos versus freeze-all embryos - transfer strategies: Nuances of a meta-analysis

• Published in: JBRA assisted reproduction Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 260 - 272
• Main Authors: Dieamant, Felipe C, Petersen, Claudia G, Mauri, Ana L, Comar, V, Mattila, Mariana, Vagnini, Laura D, Renzi, Adriana, Petersen, Bruna, Nicoletti, Andreia, Oliveira, João Batista A, Baruffi, Ricardo LR, Franco Júnior, Jose G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Brazil Sociedade Brasileira de Reprodução Humana (Brazilian Society of Assisted Reproduction) 2017; Brazilian Society of Assisted Reproduction
• Subjects: Cryopreservation - statistics & numerical data; Embryo Transfer - methods; Embryo Transfer - statistics & numerical data; Female; Fertilization in Vitro; Humans; Meta-analysis; Ovulation Induction; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcome - epidemiology; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Review; Sperm Injections, Intracytoplasmic; meta-analysis; fresh-embryo transfer; Freeze-all embryos; endometrial receptivity; ovarian stimulation; IVF/ICSI

The present meta-analysis aimed to evaluate whether the freeze-all strategy (Freeze/All-ET) could bring about improvements in the clinical assisted reproductive technique (ART) outcomes when compared with the fresh embryo transfer strategy (Fresh-ET) in patients undergoing an ART cycle in accordance...