Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia (Apr 2003)

Comparação entre três escores embrionários como fator prognóstico do sucesso em fertilização in vitro Comparison between three embryo scoring systems as predictive of the outcome of in vitro fertilization

  • Marcos Dias de Moura,
  • Vinícius Alves de Oliveira,
  • Maria Matheus de Sala,
  • Rui Alberto Ferriani,
  • Rosana Maria dos Reis

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-72032003000300006
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 3
pp. 177 – 183

Abstract

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OBJETIVO: avaliar três sistemas de escore embrionário para embriões de 3º dia e correlacioná-los com resultados positivos da técnica de fertilização in vitro. MÉTODO: estudo retrospectivo desenvolvido pelo programa de fertilização in vitro do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP. Foram incluídas 137 pacientes submetidas a fertilização in vitro e transferência de 439 embriões. Os principais resultados avaliados foram taxa de gravidez e taxa de implantação. RESULTADOS: nos três métodos observou-se diferença significativa no escore embrionário entre o grupo de grávidas (n=53) e não grávidas (n=84) (pPURPOSE: to evaluate three embryo scoring systems specific for 3-day embryos and to correlate them with positive in vitro fertilization outcome. METHOD: retrospective study of the In Vitro Fertilization Program of the University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo. A total of 137 patients submitted to the transfer of 439 embryos were evaluated. The main outcomes measured were pregnancy and implantation rates. RESULTS: a significant difference in the three scoring systems was observed between pregnant (n=53) and non-pregnant (n=84) patients (p<0.0001). In the first embryo scoring system, in which cell number alone was used, higher pregnancy (70%) and implantation rates (42%) were observed when embryos with a mean blastomere number higher than 8 were transferred. Scoring system 2, based on a total four-point score (cleavage stage, blastomere number, fragmentation and symmetry), showed increased pregnancy (52.8%) and implantation rates (31%) for scores above 2. Scoring system 3, based on cell number and morphological criteria, also showed higher pregnancy and implantation rates with increasing average scores of the transferred embryos. CONCLUSION: the three scoring systems assessed in 3-day embryos were positively correlated with pregnancy and implantation rates.

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