Is laser-assisted hatching of embryos better than the chemical method for enhancing the pregnancy rate in women with advanced age?
Laser-assisted hatching of embryos is more effective than the chemical method in enhancing the IR and PR of women with advanced age. The laser system allows an easier, faster, and safer micromanipulation of the zona pellucida, which provided a better method in zona drilling.
We speculate that, in addition to the known impact of insurance status on well-being at birth, Medicaid managed care is independently associated with adverse neonatal outcomes in preterm infants, as well as differences in neonatal intensive care discharge processes.