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Erschienen in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 8/2009

01.08.2009 | ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Blastocyst transfer and gender: IVF versus ICSI

verfasst von: Martha Agnes Hentemann, Siri Briskemyr, Kjell Bertheussen

Erschienen in: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics | Ausgabe 8/2009

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Abstract

Purpose

To investigate the difference in sex ratio in our centre after day 5 embryo transfer among neonates delivered after fresh in vitro fertilization (IVF), fresh intra cytoplasmatic sperminjection (ICSI) and frozen embryo replacement (FER) compared to expected sex ratio in normal population.

Methods

Retrospective data after IVF/ICSI/FER therapy from 1995 – 2007 and data from the literature on similar subjects.

Results

Among a total of 420 births after day 5 transfer, there were 225 male and 195 female babies. However, after ICSI alone 30 were female and 21 male. Adding all available data from the literature on gender ratio after long term culture, the ratio of male births to total births (0.545) was significantly (p = 0.004) different from the expected ratio (0.515)

Conclusions

It appears that significantly more males are born than expected after day 5 transfer in IVF. However, a subgroup analysis in our data comparing IVF, ICSI and FER revealed more females born after ICSI and FER, suggesting that further research is needed in this area.
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Metadaten
Titel
Blastocyst transfer and gender: IVF versus ICSI
verfasst von
Martha Agnes Hentemann
Siri Briskemyr
Kjell Bertheussen
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2009
Verlag
Springer US
Erschienen in
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics / Ausgabe 8/2009
Print ISSN: 1058-0468
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-7330
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-009-9337-3

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