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Ultrasound-guided Manual Vacuum Aspiration is an optimal method for obtaining products of conception from early pregnancy loss for cytogenetic testing

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocel.2022.106226

Keywords

Early pregnancy loss; Manual vacuum aspiration; Karyotyping; Products of conception; Culture failure; Maternal cell contamination

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  1. Hong Kong Direct Grant [4054549, 2019.050]

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This study demonstrates that obtaining products of conception from early pregnancy loss using ultrasound-guided manual vacuum aspiration can significantly decrease the culture failure rate of karyotyping and reduce the likelihood of maternal cell contamination, thereby enabling high and accurate cytogenetic diagnosis.
Objective: The culture failure rate of conventional karyotyping in products of conception evacuated from early pregnancy loss by traditional electrical vacuum aspiration and/or dilation & curettage remains high. We aim to determine whether obtaining products of conception from early pregnancy loss via another evacuation approach, ultrasound-guided manual vacuum aspiration, could decrease the culture failure rate of karyotyping. Methods: For patients with early pregnancy loss, ultrasound-guided manual vacuum aspiration (Case group) and traditional electrical vacuum aspiration and/or dilation & curettage (Control group) were applied as surgical methods for pregnancy loss management respectively. The evacuated products of conception were subjected to cytogenetic karyotyping analysis. The primary outcome was the culture failure rate of karyotyping. Secondary outcomes included the chromosomal abnormality spectrum, maternal cell contamination, and complications from the manual vacuum aspiration procedure. Results: For the case group, 132 products of conception were genetically analyzed by conventional karyotyping. The culture failure rate was significantly lower than that of the control cohort (2.3% vs 7.4%, p = 0.027). 65.2% of cases were abnormal within the detection scope of karyotyping. The euploid female to male ratio was 0.82 (18:22), suggesting a lower likelihood of maternal cell contamination. The efficacy in achieving complete evacuation was 99.6%. There were no significant complications from the procedure. Conclusion: Ultrasound-guided manual vacuum aspiration approach significantly decreased the culture failure rate of karyotyping and decreased maternal cell contamination tendency, enabling a high and accurate cytogenetic diagnosis. It is especially crucial when the cytogenetic analysis is required in the early pregnancy loss clinics.

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