IVF under COVID-19: treatment outcomes of fresh ART cycles.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Does prior severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection in women undergoing fertility treatments affect the outcomes of fresh ART cycles?

Summary answer

SARS-CoV-2 infection does not affect fresh ART treatment outcomes, except for a possible long-term negative effect on oocyte yield (>180 days postinfection).

What is known already

A single previous study suggested no evidence that a history of asymptomatic or mild SARS-CoV-2 infection in females caused impairment of fresh ART treatment outcomes.

Study design, size, duration

Retrospective cohort study, including all SARS-CoV-2 infected women who underwent fresh ART cycles within a year from infection (the first cycle postinfection), between October 2020 and June 2021, mat

SUBMITTER: Youngster M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8903458 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature