IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 50 / Issue 7 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog5007137
Open Access Original Research
Reproductive Outcomes of in Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer in Women with Unexplained Repeated Implantation Failure are Significantly Improved with Intravenous Immunoglobulins
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Sixth Medical Center of People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, 100048 Beijing, China
2 China National Biotec Group Company Limited, 100024 Beijing, China
3 Chengdu Rongsheng Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd, 610041 Chengdu, Sichuan, China
4 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Beijing Shijingshan Hospital, 100040 Beijing, China
5 Beijing Tiantan Biological Products Co., Ltd, 100024 Beijing, China
6 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Seven Medical Center of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, 100048 Beijing, China
*Correspondence: yuding1@sinopharm.com (Ding Yu); shang.wei@163.com (Wei Shang)
These authors contributed equally.
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2023, 50(7), 137; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog5007137
Submitted: 1 March 2023 | Revised: 14 April 2023 | Accepted: 17 April 2023 | Published: 10 July 2023
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) in the immunotherapy of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) patients and to provide insights into the treatment strategy for implantation failure. Methods: A retrospective observational study of 245 patients with unexplained repeated implantation failure in our hospital from 2016 to 2021 was conducted. Among these patients, 124 were administered IVIg according to their preferences during the preparation of implantation, while the others were not given IVIg as a control group. The basic characteristics of the patients in the two groups did not show any significant differences. Biochemical pregnancy rate, clinical pregnancy rate, and live birth rate were compared in the two groups, and also in the IVIg group and the control group, by age (<40 years old and 40 years old). Results: The biochemical pregnancy rate, clinical pregnancy rate, and live birth rate in the IVIg group were significantly higher (p < 0.05) than in the control group. However, it was found that there were no significant differences in the reproductive outcomes between the IVIg group and the control group for patients older than 40 years. While for the patients less than 40 years old, the biochemical pregnancy rate, clinical pregnancy rate, and live birth rate of the IVIg group were all higher than those of the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that IVIg treatment had a better reproductive outcome for IVF-ET patients with unexplained repeated implantation failure, particularly for patients under age 40.

Keywords
intravenous immunoglobulins
in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
immunotherapy
repeated implantation failure
live birth rate
Funding
CXPY201927/Innovation and Cultivation Fund of the Sixth Medical Center of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army
Chengdu Rongsheng Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd
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