Impact of Protocol Adjustments Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic on Infertility Treatment Outcomes.

J Obstet Gynaecol Can

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON; Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON; ONE Fertility, Burlington, ON. Electronic address:

Published: September 2022

As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, our centre made adjustments that reduced the number of patient visits, ultrasound scans, laboratory investigations, and face-to face instructions. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether these changes had any effect on the pregnancy rate for patients undergoing infertility treatment. The primary outcome was clinical pregnancy rates from intrauterine insemination and frozen embryo transfer. Clinical pregnancy rates were not statistically different between patients who underwent either procedure before and after the protocols were put in place. It is reassuring to know our pandemic protocol adjustments did not have a negative impact on infertility treatment outcomes.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9069974PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jogc.2022.03.021DOI Listing

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