International Journal of
Reproductive Biomedicine
Mon, Jul 21, 2025
[Archive]
Volume 23, Issue 4 (April 2025)
IJRM 2025, 23(4): 333-342 |
Back to browse issues page
Ethics code: IR.UMSHA.REC.1397.235
Download citation:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
BibTeX | RIS | EndNote | Medlars | ProCite | Reference Manager | RefWorks
Send citation to:
Sanuie Farimani M, Aleyasin A, Moini A, Amiri I, Poorolajal J, Salari Shahrbabaki F. Evaluation of adding autologous platelet-rich plasma to embryo transfer media on implantation outcomes: An RCT. IJRM 2025; 23 (4) :333-342
URL: http://ijrm.ir/article-1-3482-en.html
URL: http://ijrm.ir/article-1-3482-en.html
Marzie Sanuie Farimani1 
, Ashraf Aleyasin2 , Ashraf Moini3 , Iraj Amiri1 , Jalal Poorolajal4 , Fahime Salari Shahrbabaki *5
, Ashraf Aleyasin2 , Ashraf Moini3 , Iraj Amiri1 , Jalal Poorolajal4 , Fahime Salari Shahrbabaki *5
1- Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
2- Department of Infertility, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3- Department of Infertility, Arash Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
5- Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. ,salari62f@gmail.com
2- Department of Infertility, Shariati Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
3- Department of Infertility, Arash Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
4- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
5- Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. ,
Abstract: (201 Views)
Background: Several recent studies have shown the beneficial effect of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in improving endometrial function in cases with repeated implantation failure and thin endometrium. However, the mechanism of this effect is unclear.
Objective: To investigate the direct effect of PRP on the implantation process during embryo transfer (ET) in cases without an obvious history of abnormality on implantation.
Materials and Methods: In this randomized clinical trial study, 55 infertile women (20-40 yr) who were candidates for intracytoplasmic sperm injection referred to the Infertility Center of Fatemiyeh hospital in Hamadan, Iran between September 2022 and 2023were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. In the intervention group, PRP was added to the ET medium, while in the control group, a routine ET medium was used. After ET, chemical and clinical pregnancy were measured.
Results: In the intervention and control groups beta human chorionic gonadotropin positivity 14 days after transfer was 33.3% and 39.3%, consecutively (p = 0.646). At 21 day post-transfer, gestational sac was observed in 33.3% and 35.7% of cases (p = 0.646). By 28 days after transfer fetal heart activity was detected in 33.3% and 35.7% of cases (p = 0.631).
Conclusion: The addition of autologous PRP at the time of ET does not have a direct positive effect on embryo implantation, and the observation of positive effects in previous studies may be indirectly on the uterine microenvironment, which requires time.
Objective: To investigate the direct effect of PRP on the implantation process during embryo transfer (ET) in cases without an obvious history of abnormality on implantation.
Materials and Methods: In this randomized clinical trial study, 55 infertile women (20-40 yr) who were candidates for intracytoplasmic sperm injection referred to the Infertility Center of Fatemiyeh hospital in Hamadan, Iran between September 2022 and 2023were randomly divided into intervention and control groups. In the intervention group, PRP was added to the ET medium, while in the control group, a routine ET medium was used. After ET, chemical and clinical pregnancy were measured.
Results: In the intervention and control groups beta human chorionic gonadotropin positivity 14 days after transfer was 33.3% and 39.3%, consecutively (p = 0.646). At 21 day post-transfer, gestational sac was observed in 33.3% and 35.7% of cases (p = 0.646). By 28 days after transfer fetal heart activity was detected in 33.3% and 35.7% of cases (p = 0.631).
Conclusion: The addition of autologous PRP at the time of ET does not have a direct positive effect on embryo implantation, and the observation of positive effects in previous studies may be indirectly on the uterine microenvironment, which requires time.
Type of Study: Original Article |
Subject:
Fertility & Infertility
Send email to the article author
| Rights and permissions | |
 |
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. |
