Previous caesarean delivery and the presence of caesarean scar defects could affect pregnancy outcomes after in vitro fertilization frozen-thawed embryo transfer: a retrospective cohort study
- Resource Type
- article
- Authors
- Yinfeng Zhang; Dominique de Ziegler; Xinyu Hu; Xiaomei Tai; Ying Han; Junfang Ma; Yunshan Zhang; Haining Luo
- Source
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 22, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2022)
- Subject
- Caesarean delivery
Caesarean scar
In vitro fertilization
Frozen-thawed embryos
Live birth
Gynecology and obstetrics
RG1-991
- Language
- English
- ISSN
- 1471-2393
Abstract Background Due to various iatrogenic and social factors, the global caesarean delivery (CD) rate has risen sharply in the past 30 years. It is more complicated and dangerous for women with a scarred uterus to experience pregnancy again than for women with a previous vaginal delivery (VD). In this study we investigated the impact of previous caesarean delivery (CD) and caesarean scar defects (CSDs) on pregnancy outcomes after in vitro fertilization frozen-thawed embryo transfer (IVF-FET). Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort study that included 1122 women aged