Effect of Prophylatic Use of Enoxaparin in Women Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization Treatment
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Retrospective study in order to verify outcomes in patients who had been submitted to assisted reproduction. Some of them had thrombophilia, and part were treated with enoxaparin initiated at the day of embryo transfer, and the other part not. Women without thrombophilia were the control group.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Detailed Description
A retrospective study was carried out in order to verify outcomes in 104 patients who had been submitted to assisted reproduction. Women without thrombophilia were included as controls (n=20), while women with thrombophilia had either been treated with 40 mg daily enoxaparin (Treated Thrombophilia group), initiated at the day of embryo transfer, up to week 36 of
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Control Women without thrombophilia, submitted to in vitro fertilization techniques |
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Untreated Thrombophilia Women with laboratorial thrombophilia, submitted to in vitro fertilization techniques, without treatment with enoxaparin |
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Treated Thrombophilia Women with laboratorial thrombophilia, submitted to in vitro fertilization techniques, and treated with enoxaparin |
Drug: Enoxaparin
Women with thrombophilia had been treated with 40 mg daily enoxaparin (Treated Thrombophilia group), initiated at the day of embryo transfer, up to week 36 of gestation
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Fetal hearbeat [Day 28]
A transvaginal ultrasound was performed for detection of fetal heartbeat
- Ongoing pregnancy [Week 12]
Ongoing pregnancy was detected by ultrasound at twelve weeks
- Live birth [Week 36]
Live birth was considered delivery that resulted in at least one live born neonate
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Biochemical gestation [Day 14]
Serum beta-HCG detected 14 days after embryo transfer
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Women with female infertility or unexplained infertility
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Normal sperm analysis
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who did not agree with in vitro fertilization techniques
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Assistencia Materno Infantil Lambert | Santo Andre | SP | Brazil | 09041000 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
Investigators
- Study Director: Luciano M Pompei, Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
Study Documents (Full-Text)
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Publications
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