Research Article

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis for Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 and Analysis of the Effect of the Disease on the Reproductive Outcome of the Affected Female Patients

Table 2

Clinical results of PGD cycles for couples with the female affected of DM1 at different centres.

HUVR, Seville, Spain
(this work)
Shaare-Zedek
Medical Centre, Jerusalem
UCL Centre for PGD, London, UKCHU Montpellier, France

Number of couples treated22211317
Maternal age33.2 ± 3.730.7 ± 5.232.8 ± 3.432.1 ± 3.2
Number of cycles performed33571833
Number of cycles performed per couple1.5 ± 0.72.71 ± 2.051.38 ± 0.511.94
Number of mature oocytes submitted to ICSI per cycle8.7 ± 5.87.96 ± 6.69.82 ± 5.6NA
% of oocytes fertilized49.7%70.2%66.5%NA
% of transfers60.6%61.4%55.5%42.4%
% of clinical pregnancies per cycle15.5%17.5%22.2%15.2%
% of clinical pregnancies per transfer25%28.57%40.0%35.7%
Number of pregnancies went to term584NA
Live birth rate per cycle15.2%14.0%27.8%NA
Live birth rate per transfer25%22.9%50%NA