IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 51 / Issue 2 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog5102048
Open Access Systematic Review
Effect of Autologous Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy on the Pregnancy Outcomes of Women with Repeated Implantation Failure: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Tingting Ma1,2,3Yan Pu1,2,3,*
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1 Department of Nursing, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, Sichuan, China
2 Department of Reproductive Medicine, West China Second University Hospital of Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, Sichuan, China
3 Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, 610041 Chengdu, Sichuan, China
*Correspondence: 449651126@qq.com (Yan Pu)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2024, 51(2), 48; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog5102048
Submitted: 19 July 2023 | Revised: 25 November 2023 | Accepted: 4 December 2023 | Published: 22 February 2024
Copyright: © 2024 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: A major challenge in reproductive medicine is repeated implantation failure (RIF). Possible benefits of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for pregnancy outcomes are still uncertain, and more evidence is required to properly evaluate this. The current meta-analysis was therefore carried out to assess the impact of intrauterine PRP infusion on pregnancy outcomes in women with RIF. Methods: Various databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase) were screened for English-language papers that investigated the effect of PRP treatment on pregnancy outcomes in RIF women who underwent in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI). This effect was analyzed in both frozen-thawed and fresh cycles. These studies involved randomized controlled trial (RCT) and quasi-experimental (non-randomized experimental) studies, but excluded case-control, case series, self-control, cross-sectional studies. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was employed to determine study quality. Risk ratios (RRs) were calculated for dichotomous outcome variables, and weighted mean difference (WMD) with 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for continuous outcome variables. These were performed under fixed- or random-effect models. Results: This meta-analysis evaluated 15 articles from the literature. Improved pregnancy outcomes were observed in RIF women who received PRP, including higher rates of implantation, clinical pregnancy and live birth compared to control patients. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate that PRP could be a useful treatment strategy for RIF patients and those with a thin endometrium. Additional large RCTs are required to identify the subpopulation of women who could derive the maximum benefit from PRP.

Keywords
repeated implantation failure
platelet-rich plasma
clinical pregnancy rate
meta-analysis
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