Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine

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Consideration on Birth Sex Ratio in Human IVF-ET Program in Korea

인간의 체외수정 및 배아이식술에서 출생 성비에 대한 고찰

  • Cha, Byung-Hun (Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Eulji University) ;
  • Jun, Jin-Hyun (Department of Bio-Medical Laboratory Science, College of Health Sciences, Eulji University) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Ryeol (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Young-Min (Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Seoul National University College of Medicine)
  • 차병헌 (을지대학교 보건과학대학 임상병리학과) ;
  • 전진현 (을지대학교 보건과학대학 임상병리학과) ;
  • 이정렬 (분당서울대학교병원 산부인과) ;
  • 최영민 (서울대학교 의과대학 산부인과학교실)
  • Published : 2010.03.31
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Abstract

Objective: Birth sex ratio (BSR) with human IVF-ET program is an interesting subject of social and scientific issue but very little information is available in Korea. This study was performed to assess the BSR with IVF-ET and to suggest the effective factors on the BSR. Methods: The national data from 1991~2008 were obtained from governmental Statistics Korea and the delivery data of human IVF-ET program on 2007 and 2008 were provided from the Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs. The BSR were statistically analyzed according to methods of IVF and to transferred embryos from fresh or frozen-thawed cycles. Results: The BSRs of Korean populations were over 1.10 up to 2002, and then it declined and maintained to 1.06 as balance BSR on 2007 and 2008. In human IVF-ET program, the BSRs were 1.07 on 2007 and 1.06 on 2008, respectively. Conventional IVF on 2008 showed the highest BSR as 1.10, and ICSI the lowest on 2008 as 1.01. There was no significant difference of BSRs related to the methods of in vitro fertilization and the feature of transferred embryos. Conclusion: The BSR of Korea showed 1.06~1.07 as normal and balanced state on 2007 and 2008 both general populations and human IVF-ET program. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to evaluate the BSR of human IVF-ET in Korea. There is a need to expand the further studies for national statistics and influencing factors on the BSR with IVF-ET.

목 적: 체외수정 및 배아이식술에서의 출생 성비는 사회적으로 과학적으로도 매우 관심이 있는 분야이지만 국내에서는 아직까지 정확하게 조사된 바가 없다. 본 연구에서는 국가 통계에서 출생 성비의 추이를 살펴보고, 국내 체외수정 및 배아이식술에서의 출생 성비에 대해 조사하고자 하였다. 연구방법: 출생 성비 국가 통계 (1991~2008)는 통계청 자료를 통해 확인하였으며, 체외수정의 분만 자료 (2007~2008)는 보건복지가족부의 용역 연구 결과를 제공받아 분석하였다. 체외수정 방법에 따라 일반적인 체외수정과 세포질내 정자주입술 그리고 이식된 배아에 따라 신선 주기 배아이식과 동결-해동 배아이식으로 구분하여 출생 성비를 통계학적인 방법으로 비교하였다. 결 과: 우리나라의 출생 성비는 2002년까지 불균형 상태인 1.10 정도로 유지되었으나, 그 이후 감소되기 시작하여 2007년과 2008년에는 균형 출생 성비인 1.06이 유지되고 있으며, 체외수정에서의 출생 성비도 2007년 1.07, 2008년 1.06을 나타내었다. 체외수정 방법에 따른 출생 성비는 2008년의 일반적인 체외수정에서 1.10로 가장 높았으며, 2008년의 세포질내 정자주입술에서 1.01로 가장 낮게 나타났다. 체외수정 방법과 이식배아에 따른 각 군간의 비교에서 통계적인 유의성은 나타나지 않았다. 결 론: 국내에서 처음으로 조사된 2007년과 2008년 체외수정 및 배아이식술의 출생 성비도 각각 1.07과 1.06으로 우리나라의 전체적인 출생 성비와 매우 유사하였으며, 정상적인 출생 성비를 나타냈다. 향후 국내의 전체적인 체외수정 및 배아이식술에 대한 통계와 다양한 요인들에 따른 보다 전향적인 출생 성비에 대한 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

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