Effects of multiple inherited and acquired thrombophilia on outcomes of in-vitro fertilization.

Di Nisio, Marcello; Ponzano, Adalisa; Tiboni, Gianmario; Guglielmi, Maria Domenica; Rutjes, Anne Wilhelmina Saskia; Porreca, Ettore (2018). Effects of multiple inherited and acquired thrombophilia on outcomes of in-vitro fertilization. Thrombosis research, 167, pp. 26-31. Elsevier 10.1016/j.thromres.2018.05.006

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INTRODUCTION

The effects of multiple inherited and acquired thrombophilic defects on the outcome of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) remain unexplored. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between multiple thrombophilia and clinical outcomes in a large prospective cohort of women undergoing IVF.

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Consecutive women scheduled for IVF were eligible. The primary study outcome was live birth. Secondary outcomes included spontaneous abortion, clinical pregnancy, and symptomatic venous thromboembolism.

RESULTS

687 women with a mean age of 34.6 (±3.2) years were included. Overall, 22 women (3.2%) had two or more thrombophilic defects. The probability of live birth was not statistically significantly different between women with ≥2 thrombophilia (odds ratio [OR] 0.62; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.18 to 2.11) or ≥1 thrombophilia (OR 0.67;95% CI, 0.41 to 1.09) and women without any thrombophilia. None of the individual inherited thrombophilia nor positivity to antiphospholipid antibodies or lupus anticoagulant were associated with live birth. Single positivity for lupus anticoagulant carried a more than threefold higher risk of abortion (OR 3.74; 95% CI, 1.30 to 10.75). There were no statistically significant associations between individual or multiple thrombophilic defects and clinical pregnancy or pregnancy test results. No woman had a history of venous thromboembolism and none developed a thrombotic event during the study.

CONCLUSIONS

In women undergoing IVF, the presence of two or more thrombophilic defects was rare and showed no statistically significant associations with IVF outcomes.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Pre-clinic Human Medicine > Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM)
04 Faculty of Medicine > Medical Education > Institute of General Practice and Primary Care (BIHAM)

UniBE Contributor:

Rutjes, Anne

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology > 360 Social problems & social services

ISSN:

0049-3848

Publisher:

Elsevier

Language:

English

Submitter:

Tanya Karrer

Date Deposited:

24 May 2018 12:38

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:14

Publisher DOI:

10.1016/j.thromres.2018.05.006

PubMed ID:

29772490

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Assisted reproductive technique Live birth Prospective studies Spontaneous abortion Thrombophilia

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.116757

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/116757

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