Wiemer K E, Hu Y, Cuervo M, Genetis P, Leibowitz D
Northwest Center for Infertility and Reproductive Endocrinology, Margate, Florida.
Fertil Steril. 1994 Jan;61(1):105-10. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)56461-9.
To establish pregnancies using a combination of coculture and selective assisted hatching.
Clinical application for a selected group of patients. Not a controlled study.
Private infertility practice.
Women with high basal FSH levels, ovulatory disorders, and multiple failed IVF attempts.
Pregnancy and implantation rates.
Of the 95 patients who had coculture and selective assisted hatching, 45 (47.0%) have an ongoing pregnancy with a 23.0% implantation rate.
The combination of coculture and assisted hatching produced acceptable pregnancy and implantation rates within the selected patient population.