Opening the black box: why do euploid blastocysts fail to implant? A systematic review and meta-analysis

AbstractBACKGROUNDA normal chromosomal constitution defined through PGT-A assessing all chromosomes on trophectoderm (TE) biopsies represents the strongest predictor of embryo implantation. Yet, its positive predictive value is not higher than 50 –60%. This gap of knowledge on the causes of euploid blastocysts’ reproductive failure is known as ‘the black box of implantation’.OBJECTIVE AND RATIONALESeveral embryonic, maternal, paternal, clinical, and IVF laboratory features were scrutinized for their putative association with reproductive success or implantation failure of euploid blastocysts.SEARCH METHODSA systematic bibliographical search was conducted without temporal limits up to August 2021. The keywords were ‘(blastocyst OR day5 embryo OR day6 embryo OR day7 embryo) AND (euploid OR chromosomally normal OR preimplantation genetic testing) AND (implantation OR implantation failure OR miscarriage OR abortion OR live birth OR biochemical pregnancy OR recurrent implantation failure)’. Overall, 1608 items were identified and screened. We included all prospective or retrospective clinical studies and randomized-controlled-trials (RCTs) that assessed any feature associated with live-birth rates (LBR) and/or miscarriage rates (MR) among non-mosaic euploid blastocyst transfer after TE biopsy and PGT-A. In total, 41 reviews and 372 papers were selected, clustered according to a common focus, and thoroughly reviewed. The PRISMA guideline was followed, the PICO model was...
Source: Human Reproduction Update - Category: OBGYN Source Type: research