This study investigated the effect of intravaginal administration of probiotics immediately after oocyte retrieval on vaginal colonization and outcome of the IVF-embryo transfer cycle. One hundred and seventeen women who underwent ovarian stimulation and IVF were randomized immediately after oocyte retrieval into two groups: those who received intravaginal probiotics (study group, n = 50) and those who did not (control group, n = 67). Vaginal colonization with lactobacilli and pregnancy rate were compared between the two groups. No significant between-group differences were observed in patient age, oestrogen and progesterone concentrations on day of human chorionic gonadotrophin administration, number of oocytes retrieved, fertilization rate, number of embryos transferred, or pregnancy rate. The presence of lactobacilli in the vagina during oocyte retrieval or embryo transfer did not improve the pregnancy rate. Furthermore, intravaginal administration of lactobacilli following oocyte retrieval did not affect the prevalence of lactobacilli during embryo transfer, or the pregnancy rate. Intravaginal probiotic supplementation immediately after oocyte retrieval has no effect on vaginal colonization or pregnancy rate in IVF cycles.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61301-6 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Demand side financing for promoting institutional delivery: experiences of Janani Suraksha Yojana in Indian states.
Int J Health Econ Manag
January 2025
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, 721302, India.
Public expenditure for the improvement of maternal health is crucial in addressing the major social and demographic challenges in developing countries like India. Accordingly, the Government of India initiated the Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) in 2005 as a flagship conditional cash transfer scheme to encourage institutional delivery in the country. While the provisions under the JSY remain uniform throughout the country, there are apprehensions that the impact would differ across the states as well as between the rural and urban setups depending on varied socio-economic conditions and local level dynamics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA standardized training allows achieving similar clinical pregnancy rates per top-quality euploid blastocyst transfer across operators.
J Assist Reprod Genet
January 2025
IVIRMA Global Research Alliance, Genera, Clinica Valle Giulia, Rome, Italy.
Purpose: To evaluate the performance of different embryo transfer (ET) operators in a strictly controlled scenario minimizing potential confounders.
Methods: This single-center retrospective cohort study analyzed vitrified-warmed single euploid top-quality day-5 blastocyst transfers performed in non-obese women at the same IVF center by four equally trained clinicians using a standardized ET technique. These strict inclusion criteria allowed excluding all main confounders on the primary study outcome, namely clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) per ET across different operators.
Health literacy assessment and analysis of influencing factors in pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus in Southwest China.
Front Public Health
January 2025
Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, China.
Objective: The main objectives of our study are evaluating the health literacy level among women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in Southwest China and explore the influencing factors, using a multidimensional health literacy assessment scale (Chinese version of the HLS-14). Given that the HLS-14 has not been used in GDM previously, its reliability and validity testing was included as a secondary objective.
Method: It was a cross-sectional survey with 565 GDM pregnancies.
[Reducing the Invalid Alarm Rate for Fetal Heartbeat Monitoring in High-Risk Pregnancies in the Delivery Room].
Hu Li Za Zhi
February 2025
Department of Nursing, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taiwan, ROC.
Background & Problems: Fetal heartbeat (FHB) monitoring is used to monitor the condition of a fetus in the uterus and estimate the expected time of delivery. It is crucial to accurately and comprehensively monitor fetal heart beats in high-risk pregnancies. However, invalid alarms frequently occur in clinical environments, easily promoting alarm fatigue among nurses and causing anxiety and distrust in the laboring women and their families.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnderstanding factors influencing safety and team functionality at operative vaginal birth through multidisciplinary perspectives: a mixed methods study.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
January 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Women's and Newborns, Monash Health, Clayton, VIC, Australia.
Background: Operative vaginal birth (OVB) relies on effective teamwork to optimise outcomes. This study aims to explore providers' perspectives of factors influencing safety and team functionality at OVB.
Methods: This mixed methods study involved four maternity sites at Monash Health, Australia.
Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!