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USE OF INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN WITHIN THE IVF/ICSI PROTOCOL IN WOMEN WITH INFERTILITY AND ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODIES

https://doi.org/10.17749/2313-7347.2017.11.3.011-019

Abstract

Introduction. Women with infertility and circulating antiphospholipid  antibodies  (APA) may be at risk of reproductive losses. A possible way to improve their in vitro fertilization  (IVF) outcomes is the immunomodulating  therapy using intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). Aim: to study the effecacy of IVIG in women with APA who undergo IVF (IVF/ICSI).

Materials and methods. One hundred twenty eight APA-positive women were enrolled: 77 women were  given  IVIG during the IVF procedure at a course dose of 15 g (group 1), 55 women received no IVIG (group  2) and 63 women without APA scheduled for IVF made up the control group (group 3). Women in groups 1 and 2 received prophylactic doses of low weight heparins and reduced doses of acetylsalicylic acid. Women with poor quality embryos were excluded. The implantation rate (positive serum β-HCG), the clinical pregnancy rate (gestational sac and fetal heartbeat) and the live birth rate were used as the endpoints.

Results. There were no differences in the implantation rate between groups 1, 2 and 3 (48.39%, 35.71% and 32%, respectively; p > 0.05). The clinical pregnancy rate was significantly higher in group 1 than in group 2 (45.16% and 21.43%; p < 0.05), in group 3 that was 32%. The difference in the live birth rate was not significant (33.3%, 19.05% and 24%; p > 0.05). Among women who received IVIG within  the IVF (IVF/ICSI)  protocol and during the subsequent pregnancy (prior to 12 weeks), the the live birth rate was 83.3% (15/18), which was 33,3% higher (p > 0.05) than for women who received IVIG only  within  the IVF (IVF/ICSI)  – 50% (6/12).

Conclusion. The use of IVIG in APA-positive women undergoing IVF (IVF/ICSI)  significantly increases the clinical pregnancy rate, but does not increase the implantation rate and the live birth rate. Further studies are needed to evaluate the efficacy of IVIG within  the IVF (IVF/ICSI) protocol  and the continued therapy during pregnancy.

About the Authors

M. I. Krivonos
Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott
Russian Federation

Krivonos Marina Ivanovna – post-graduate student.

Mendeleevskaya  liniya, 3, Saint Petersburg, 199034



M. S. Zainulina
I..P. Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Health Ministry of Russian Federation; V.F. Snegirev Maternity Hospital № 6
Russian Federation

Zainulina Marina Sabirovna – MD, Professor, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction, I.P. Pavlov FSPb SMU HM of RF; Physician-in-Chief, V.F. Snegirev Maternity Hospital № 6.

Mendeleevskaya  liniya, 3, Saint Petersburg, 199034; Mayakovskоgo, 5, Saint Petersburg,  Russia, 192014



E. A. Kornyushina
Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott
Russian Federation

Kornyushina Ekaterina Amirovna – PhD, Senior Researcher, Department of Pregnancy  Pathology.

Mendeleevskaya  liniya, 3, Saint Petersburg, 199034



S. V. Chepanov
Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott
Russian Federation

Chepanov Sergey Vladimirovich – doctor of Clinical Laboratory Diagnostics,  Department of Immunology and Intercellular Interactions.

Mendeleevskaya  liniya, 3, Saint Petersburg, 199034



S. A. Selkov
Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott
Russian Federation

Selkov Sergey Alekseevich – MD, Professor, Honored Scientist of RF, Head of Department of Immunology and Intercellular Interactions.

Mendeleevskaya  liniya, 3, Saint Petersburg, 199034



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Krivonos M.I., Zainulina M.S., Kornyushina E.A., Chepanov S.V., Selkov S.A. USE OF INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN WITHIN THE IVF/ICSI PROTOCOL IN WOMEN WITH INFERTILITY AND ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODIES. Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproduction. 2017;11(3):11-19. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.17749/2313-7347.2017.11.3.011-019

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