Effect of a 20% intravenous fat emulsion therapy on pregnancy outcomes in women with RPL or RIF undergoing IVF/ICSI: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background And Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy a 20% intravenous fat emulsion therapy in women suffering from recurrent pregnancy loss or recurrent implantation failure (RPL/RIF) who are undergoing fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Materials And Methods: We searched Cochrane Library, ISI Web of Science, MEDLINE, ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, and Scopus using relevant keywords during February 2020 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the therapy versus placebo or no intervention in women suffering from RPL/RIF and undergoing IVF/ICSI.

Cryopreservation of human embryos at the morula stage and outcomes after transfer.

Objective: To evaluate the survival rate of human morula embryo freezing and the morphological alterations during freezing, during and after thawing, and their applications in embryo selection.

Design: Retrospective observational study.

Setting: Private infertility clinic.