Is guided, targeted information about the risks of twin pregnancy able to increase the acceptance of single embryo transfer among IVF couples? A prospective study

M Masciovecchio, C Scarafia, A Razzano… - Journal of Assisted …, 2020 - Springer
… of eSET [20] nor on the wish of obtaining a twin birth [17]. The present study is the first in
which IVF patients received information on twin pregnancy by means of a dedicated oral …

Prevention of in vitro fertilization twins should focus on maximizing single embryo transfer versus twins are an acceptable complication of in vitro fertilization

DR Meldrum, EY Adashi, VG Garzo, N Gleicher… - Fertility and …, 2018 - fertstert.org
… have made single embryo transfer (SET) the default choice for most IVF couples. When …
2015 established a policy aimed at reducing the twin rate to 5-8%. It was recommended that …

Attitudes towards single embryo transfer, twin and higher order pregnancies in patients undergoing infertility treatment: a review

B Leese, J Denton - Human Fertility, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
… have accepted the transfer of two rather than three embryos as … providing information about
the risks of twins and of couples' … to multiple pregnancies and singletons associated with IVF

Investigation of staff and patients' opinions of a proposed trial of elective single embryo transfer

M Porter, S Bhattacharya - Human Reproduction, 2005 - academic.oup.com
risks of twin pregnancies resulting from IVF, this study aimed … to persuade couples to go for
one embryo transfer because I … all had discussed and accepted the possibility of twins; ‘Well …

Avoiding multiple pregnancies in ART: a plea for single embryo transfer

J Gerris, E Van Royen - Human Reproduction, 2000 - academic.oup.com
… It has been generally accepted that triplets after IVF/… stage, has conducted a prospective
trial using the approach … Two issues will guide the further debate. One is the fact that …

Why don't we perform elective single embryo transfer? A qualitative study among IVF patients and professionals

AM Van Peperstraten, W Nelen, R Hermens… - Human …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
… is possible, so they want two… They don't know the risks related … among couples revealed
that most couples did not really desire twins but focused on their chance to become pregnant. …

[PDF][PDF] Towards single embryo transfer? Modelling clinical outcomes of potential treatment choices using multiple data sources: predictive models and patient …

SA Roberts, L McGowan, WM Hirst… - Health Technol …, 2010 - researchgate.net
… to investigate the acceptability of twin reduction policies. … utilise a dataset from a prospective
study of the use of amino … of risk between a single event of IVF twins and two separate …

[HTML][HTML] … single blastocyst transfer policy with educational campaign in a United States IVF program reduces multiple gestation rates without sacrificing pregnancy …

GL Ryan, AET Sparks, CS Sipe, CH Syrop, A Dokras… - Fertility and sterility, 2007 - Elsevier
… Institutional review board approval was obtained for the study… We believe this improved our
ability to select couples who … ’s decision making is mainly guided by their desire to become …

The use of single embryo transfer to reduce the incidence of twins: Implications and questions for practice from the 'towardSET?' project

SA Roberts, L McGowan, A Vail, DR Brison - Human Fertility, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
… birth for any couple in moving from double embryo transfer (DET) to … of twin pregnancies
resulting from In vitro fertilisation (IVF) … accepted the public health argument for reducing multiple

… of multiple pregnancies in couples with unexplained or mild male subfertility: randomised controlled trial of in vitro fertilisation with single embryo transfer or in vitro …

AJ Bensdorp, RI Tjon-Kon-Fat, PMM Bossuyt… - Bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
… by transvaginal ultrasound guided retrieval 36 hours thereafter. … Ethical approval: The
study protocol was approved by the … *One couple in IVF-SET group with ongoing pregnancy