Objective:
The aim of this study was to describe the miscarriage rates and the factors
associated with cases of spontaneous abortion observed in women offered
intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).
Methods:
This cross-sectional study enrolled women who became pregnant with the aid
of ICSI treated at the Babol Infertility Center (Iran) within a period of
five years (2010-2015). Data were collected from patient charts and, in some
cases, through phone calls. The study looked into the incidence of
spontaneous abortion in women offered ICSI and the factors associated with
miscarriage. The chi-square test, Fisher's exact test, and the t-test were
used to analyze the data.
Results:
From a total of 145 pregnant women, 120 were included in our study. The
prevalence of miscarriage was 20%. Galactorrhea was significantly more
present in patients who had miscarriages (25%
vs.
9.37%,
p
=0.04). There was a marked difference in the duration
of infertility of miscarriage and non-miscarriage patients offered ICSI
(6.6±8.3
vs.
4.9±7.3 years,
p
=0.05). No association was found between maternal age,
BMI, cause of infertility, hormonal pattern, type of infertility, history of
surgery, polycystic ovary syndrome, number of oocytes, or day of retrieval
with miscarriage.