Unveiling clinic variation in utilization of ICSI, PGT, and blastocyst transfer: a comprehensive study using the SART database (2014-2020).

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Many national recommendations have been made regarding practice patterns of assisted reproductive technology utilization (intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), preimplantation genetic testing (PGT), and blastocyst stage embryo transfer). This study seeks to assess individual clinic changes in practice behaviors from 2014 to 2020 in response to national guidelines.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study examined data from individual clinics using the Society of Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinical Outcome Reporting System (SART-CORS) database. Each clinic was weighed individually and equally regardless of clinic volume to avoid skewing national data with larger-volume clinics. The trends of ICSI, PGT, and blastocyst stage embryo transfer were examined across

SUBMITTER: Claffey A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11950454 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature