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Date Published: 30/09/2024
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v542i3.11162
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Vol. 542 No. 3 (2024)
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Dương, T. T., Hoàng, T. T. H., & Nguyễn, M. H. (2024). FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER: ENDOMETRIAL PREPARATION BY LETROZOLE AND HORMONE REPLACEMENT CYCLE. Vietnam Medical Journal, 542(3). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v542i3.11162

FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER: ENDOMETRIAL PREPARATION BY LETROZOLE AND HORMONE REPLACEMENT CYCLE

Tiến Tùng Dương, Thị Thu Hà Hoàng, Mạnh Hà Nguyễn

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Abstract

Objective: Comparison of clinical outcomes of frozen embryo transfer prepared with letrozole versus hormone replacement in patients with normal menstrual cycles. Methods: A retrospective study based on data from 99 patients undergoing frozen embryo transfer (FET), with endometrial preparation using letrozole regimens (n = 48) and hormone replacement (n = 51), conducted from March 2023 to March 2024 at Hanoi Medical University Hospital. Results: When preparing the endometrium in women with normal menstrual cycles, the letrozole regimen results in a pregnancy rate comparable to the exogenous hormone regimen (56.25% vs. 56.86%) and a higher clinical pregnancy rate (50.00% vs. 41.18%), while requiring only half the dose of exogenous progesterone for luteal phase support. Conclusion: The letrozole regimen is a good option for endometrial preparation in patients with normal menstrual cycles.

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Letrozole, hormone replacement, endometrial preparation, frozen embryo transfer, IVF, FET.

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