Lapse in embryo transfer training does not negatively affect clinical pregnancy rates for reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellows

Jessica Kresowik; Amy Sparks; Eyup H Duran; Divya K Shah

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.102

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Lapse in embryo transfer training does not negatively affect clinical pregnancy rates for reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellows

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Lapse in embryo transfer training does not negatively affect clinical pregnancy rates for reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellows

Jessica Kresowik, Amy Sparks, Eyup H Duran and Divya K Shah

Fertility and Sterility, Vol.103(3), pp.728-733.e2

03/2015

DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.102

PMID: 25557242

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To compare rates of clinical pregnancy (CPR) and live birth (LBR) following embryo transfer (ET) performed by reproductive endocrinology and infertility (REI) fellows before and after a prolonged lapse in clinical training due to an 18-month research rotation. Retrospective cohort study. Not applicable. All women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) and IVF–intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles with ET performed by REI fellows from August 2003 to July 2012. Eighteen-month lapse in clinical training of REI fellows. CPR and LBR before and after the lapse in clinical training were calculated and compared per fellow and as a composite group. Alternating logistic regression models were used to calculate the odds of clinical pregnancy and live birth following transfers performed before and after the lapse in training. Unadjusted odds of clinical pregnancy and live birth were similar between the two time periods both for individual fellows and for the composite group. Alternate logistic regression analysis revealed no significant difference in CPR (odds ratio [OR] 0.94, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.83–1.07) or LBR (OR 1.05, 95% CI 0.94–1.18) after the lapse in training compared with before. A research rotation is common in REI fellowship training programs. This prolonged departure from clinical training does not appear to negatively affect pregnancy outcome following fellow ET.

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Title: Subtitle: Lapse in embryo transfer training does not negatively affect clinical pregnancy rates for reproductive endocrinology and infertility fellows
Creators: Jessica Kresowik
Amy Sparks
Eyup H Duran
Divya K Shah
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Fertility and Sterility, Vol.103(3), pp.728-733.e2
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.102
PMID: 25557242
NLM abbreviation: Fertil Steril
ISSN: 0015-0282
eISSN: 1556-5653
Publisher: Elsevier Inc
Language: English
Date published: 03/2015
Academic Unit: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Record Identifier: 9983930398302771

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