How much does the uterus matter? Perinatal outcomes are improved when donor oocyte embryos are transferred to gestational carriers compared to intended parent recipients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the reproductive and neonatal outcomes of cycles in which donor oocyte embryos were transferred to gestational carriers compared to intended parent recipients.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Not applicable.

Patient(s)

Intended parent recipients and gestational carriers receiving donor oocyte embryos in 2014 in the United States.

Interventions(s)

None.

Main outcomes measure(s)

Clinical pregnancy, live birth, miscarriage, plurality, prematurity, and birth weight from pregnancies conceived with donor oocyte embryos transferred to either a gestational carrier or an intended parent recipient.

Result(s)

The mean ages of intended parent recipients (N=18,317) and gestational carriers (N=1,927) were 41.6 and 31.6 year

SUBMITTER: Segal TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7994022 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature