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Effect of Trophectoderm Biopsy for Sex Selection on the Pregnancy and Miscarriage Rates of Women Undergoing IVF/ICSI

NCT02412605 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 5000

Last updated 2016-07-06

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Summary

Records of women who had trophectoderm biopsy for sex selection over the last 3 years will be reviewed and its outcome will be compared to other records of women who had IVF/ICSI without embryo biopsy.

Conditions

  • Assisted Reproduction

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Trophectoderm embryo biopsy

Day 5 embryos were incubated in calcium/Magnesium free culture. A laser beam was used to produce a hole in the zona pellucida. Trophectoderm cells were collected by gentle suction using the biopsy pipette. Florescent in situ hybridization of the trophectoderm nuclei with probes specific to the X- and Y-chromosomes was performed. the embryos were frozen and the cycles deferred.The embryos were thawed in the following cycle and if possible 2 embryos of the desired sex were transferred.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2017-05-31

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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