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ArticleEuropean journal of medical research2023

Influencing factors and predictive model of live birth involving low-grade blastocyst frozen-thawed transfer: a retrospective study.

Yuan Fang, Ye He, Wanlu Wang, Zhiguo Zhang, Ping Zhou, Yunxia Cao, Xiaojin He, Yuping Xu, Zhaolian Wei

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Article in European journal of medical research, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yuan Fang *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Ye He *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Wanlu Wang *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Zhiguo ZhangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Ping ZhouDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Yunxia CaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Xiaojin HeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Yuping XuDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China.
Zhaolian WeiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, No. 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, 230022, Anhui, China. weizhaolian@ahmu.edu.cn.

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the key research and development program of anhui province 202104j07020036
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backgroundWhether only low-grade blastocysts should undergo freeze-thaw transfer during the in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycle remains controversial; however, high-quality embryos cannot be obtained from some patients. Therefore, we aimed to identify factors that may affect the live birth.

methodsA total of 662 couples with only low-grade blastocysts who voluntarily accepted freeze-thaw blastocyst transfer at a single reproductive center over a 7-year period were followed-up. According to the outcome after transfer, they were divided into live birth group and failed pregnancy group. A nomogram was constructed for predicting live births.

resultsBaseline information and clinical treatment characteristics of patients in the two groups were comparable. Fifty-two of the 662 cycles (7.9%) resulted in live birth. Paternal age, maternal basal luteinizing hormone level, endometrial preparation scheme, and blastocyst development days were independent factors that affected low-grade blastocyst freeze-thaw transfer outcomes. The predictive model constructed based on these four factors presented favorable calibration and discriminatory abilities (area under the curve, 0.734; 95% confidence interval, 0.781-0.813).

conclusionsFor patients who exclusively underwent low-grade blastocyst freeze-thaw transfer, advanced paternal age and a high level of maternal basal luteinizing hormone adversely affected low-grade blastocyst freeze-thaw transfer outcomes. Artificial cycle preparation of the endometrium and day 5 blastocyst selection may improve the probability of live birth.

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Live BirthSemenCryopreservationEmbryo TransferFemaleHumansLuteinizing HormoneMalePregnancyPregnancy RateRetrospective StudiesLuteinizing HormoneClinical pregnancyLow-grade blastocystPredictive model

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PMID36907957
PMCPMC10009939

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