Fethiye Sinem Karipcin, Vasiliki A Moragianni, Brad Milette, Donna R Kinzer, Kim L Thornton, Brent Barrett, Alan S Penzias
There are limited data on the use of steroids and antibiotics in assisted reproductive technology (ART). Our aim was to evaluate the impact of these treatments on the outcome of IVF cycles in which Assisted Hatching (AH) was performed. We studied a retrospective cohort in a large university-affiliated infertility centre. Data from 1126 AH cycles performed between 2007 and 2009 were reviewed. Cycles were categorized as "treatment" (n = 640) and "no treatment" (n = 486), depending on whether they received steroids and antibiotics...
December 2012: Human Fertility: Journal of the British Fertility Society