The Impact of Endometrioma on Embryo Quality in In Vitro Fertilization: A Retrospective Cohort Study

The influence of endometrioma on oocyte and embryo competence is inconclusive. Furthermore, the benefits of surgical treatment remain uncertain. This study aimed to investigate the effect of endometrioma on oocyte and embryo quality from a morphological perspective and further explore whether surger...

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Main Authors: Houjin Dongye, Yizheng Tian, Dan Qi, Yanbo Du, Lei Yan
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-03-01
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author Houjin Dongye
Yizheng Tian
Dan Qi
Yanbo Du
Lei Yan
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Dan Qi
Yanbo Du
Lei Yan
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description The influence of endometrioma on oocyte and embryo competence is inconclusive. Furthermore, the benefits of surgical treatment remain uncertain. This study aimed to investigate the effect of endometrioma on oocyte and embryo quality from a morphological perspective and further explore whether surgery could contribute to improving oocyte and embryo competence. A total of 664 IVF cycles with endometrioma (538 cycles underwent surgeries) and 3133 IVF cycles from the control group were included. The propensity score matching was used to balance the baseline differences between groups. There was a lower MII oocyte rate (85.0% versus 87.8%, <i>p</i> < 0.001; 84.9% versus 87.6%, <i>p</i> = 0.001) and a similar good-quality embryos rate in women with endometrioma (and those who underwent surgeries) compared with control group. For women with endometrioma, the rates of blastocyst development (67.1% versus 60.2%; <i>p</i> = 0.013) and good blastocyst development (40.7% versus 35.2%; <i>p</i> = 0.049) were significantly higher in those who had undergone surgical treatment compared with those who had not, but the rates of MII oocytes (79.9% versus 87.7%; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and normal fertilization (55.2% versus 66.2%; <i>p</i> < 0.001) were lower. The study indicates that endometrioma, including its surgical treatment, compromises the oocyte maturity not the embryo quality at the cleavage stage; however, the surgery seems to contribute to improving blastocyst development.
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spelling doaj.art-fc1f46cbd13944a5900d01a179fcade82023-11-17T11:52:34ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832023-03-01126241610.3390/jcm12062416The Impact of Endometrioma on Embryo Quality in In Vitro Fertilization: A Retrospective Cohort StudyHoujin Dongye0Yizheng Tian1Dan Qi2Yanbo Du3Lei Yan4Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, ChinaCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, ChinaCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, ChinaCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, ChinaCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, ChinaThe influence of endometrioma on oocyte and embryo competence is inconclusive. Furthermore, the benefits of surgical treatment remain uncertain. This study aimed to investigate the effect of endometrioma on oocyte and embryo quality from a morphological perspective and further explore whether surgery could contribute to improving oocyte and embryo competence. A total of 664 IVF cycles with endometrioma (538 cycles underwent surgeries) and 3133 IVF cycles from the control group were included. The propensity score matching was used to balance the baseline differences between groups. There was a lower MII oocyte rate (85.0% versus 87.8%, <i>p</i> < 0.001; 84.9% versus 87.6%, <i>p</i> = 0.001) and a similar good-quality embryos rate in women with endometrioma (and those who underwent surgeries) compared with control group. For women with endometrioma, the rates of blastocyst development (67.1% versus 60.2%; <i>p</i> = 0.013) and good blastocyst development (40.7% versus 35.2%; <i>p</i> = 0.049) were significantly higher in those who had undergone surgical treatment compared with those who had not, but the rates of MII oocytes (79.9% versus 87.7%; <i>p</i> < 0.001) and normal fertilization (55.2% versus 66.2%; <i>p</i> < 0.001) were lower. The study indicates that endometrioma, including its surgical treatment, compromises the oocyte maturity not the embryo quality at the cleavage stage; however, the surgery seems to contribute to improving blastocyst development.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/6/2416endometriomaoocyte qualityembryo qualityIVF
spellingShingle Houjin Dongye
Yizheng Tian
Dan Qi
Yanbo Du
Lei Yan
The Impact of Endometrioma on Embryo Quality in In Vitro Fertilization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Journal of Clinical Medicine
endometrioma
oocyte quality
embryo quality
IVF
title The Impact of Endometrioma on Embryo Quality in In Vitro Fertilization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
title_full The Impact of Endometrioma on Embryo Quality in In Vitro Fertilization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
title_fullStr The Impact of Endometrioma on Embryo Quality in In Vitro Fertilization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
title_full_unstemmed The Impact of Endometrioma on Embryo Quality in In Vitro Fertilization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
title_short The Impact of Endometrioma on Embryo Quality in In Vitro Fertilization: A Retrospective Cohort Study
title_sort impact of endometrioma on embryo quality in in vitro fertilization a retrospective cohort study
topic endometrioma
oocyte quality
embryo quality
IVF
url https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/6/2416
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