Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

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Effect of Fragment Removal on Development of Human Fragmented Embryos in IVF-ET Program

IVF-ET 시술 시 파편제거가 파편화된 인간배아의 발달에 미치는 효과

  • 지희준 (한나여성의원 시험관아기시술센터) ;
  • 구정진 (한나여성의원 시험관아기시술센터) ;
  • 이주옥 (한나여성의원 시험관아기시술센터) ;
  • 류형은 (미즈메디병원 아이드림센터) ;
  • 김광례 (미즈메디병원 아이드림센터) ;
  • 박찬 (미즈메디병원 아이드림센터) ;
  • 노성일 (미즈메디병원 아이드림센터)
  • Received : 2010.11.08
  • Accepted : 2010.11.29
  • Published : 2010.12.31
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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the beneficial effect of fragment removal on the subsequent cell division and clinical outcome of the fragmented human embryos. Methods: A prospective study was performed in Hanna Women's Clinic and Mizmedi Hospital. Sixty couples undergoing In vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) program were participated in the present study. The microsurgical fragment removal was performed in 106 fragmented embryos of 29 patients before the transfer. As a control group, 122 fragmented embryos of 31 patients were transferred without the fragment removal. Effects of fragment removal on morphological changes and clinical outcomes of fragmented embryos were investigated. Results: Mean morphological grade (G2.79) of fragmented embryos was significantly improved after the fragment removal(G1.63, p<0.001). Most of the fragmented embryos did not show a regeneration of fragments after the fragment removal during the subsequent development, and a beneficial effect of fragment removal on the development of the fragment removed embryos was observed. Implantation and pregnancy rates of fragment removed embryos were 12.3% and 31.3%, whereas the rates of control group embryos were 6.6% and 22.5%, respectively. There was no statistical significance in the rates between the two groups because of the low number of trials. Conclusion: Microsurgical fragment removal improved the subsequent development as well as the morphological grade of fragmented embryos. The fragment removal may be beneficial for neighboring blastomeres by repairing the intercellular communication and removing the secretion of the potential toxic materials by fragments.

목적: 본 연구는 체외수정 및 배아이식술 (In vitro fertilization-embryo transfer, IVF-ET)에서 인간의 파편화된 배아를 대상으로 수행한 파편제거술이 배아의 발달과 임상적 결과에 미치는 유용한 결과를 조사하고자 수행하였다. 연구방법: 본 연구는 전향적 연구로서 한나여성의원과 미즈메디병원에서 수행되었으며 IVF-ET 시술을 받는 60명의 환자를 대상으로 하였다. 실험군으로서 29명 환자의 106개의 파편화된 배아를 대상으로 이식하기 전 미세수술적 파편 제거술을 수행하였고 대조군으로서 31명의 환자의 122개의 파편화된 배아의 파편을 제거하지 않고 이식하였다. 파편 제거술이 파편화된 배아의 형태학적 변화와 임상적 결과에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 결과: 실험군 배아의 평균 형태학적 등급은 G2.79였으나 파편제거술 이후 G1.63 (p<0.001)로 유의하게 향상되었다. 대부분의 파편화된 배아는 파편제거 후 이어지는 배양과정 동안 파편화 현상이 재 발생하지 않았으며 파편이 제거된 배아의 발달에 파편제거술이 유용한 효과를 미치는 것이 관찰되었다. 실험군의 착상률과 임신율은 각각 12.3%와 31.3%이었으나 대조군은 각각 6.6%와 22.5%를 나타내었다. 이러한 두 군간의 결과의 차이는 낮은 시술 건수로 인해 통계학적 유의성은 없었다. 결론: 미세수술적 파편제거술은 파편화된 배아의 형태학적 등급뿐만 아니라 지속적인 발달능력을 향상시켰다. 파편제거술은 파편에 의해 손상된 세포간 전달체계의 복원과 파편에 의한 해로운 물질의 생성 가능성을 제거함으로써 주위의 할구들에게 이로운 효과를 나타낸 것으로 생각된다.

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