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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2025

Analysis of factors influencing clinical pregnancy rates in frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles.

Junqiang Wang, Zexing Yang, Ying Chen, Fengchen Gao, Wenxiu Zhao, Shuxuan Cao, Yixi Li, Limei He

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Article in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Junqiang WangSchool of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Zexing YangDepartment of Reproductive Genetics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Ying ChenSchool of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Fengchen GaoSchool of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Wenxiu ZhaoSchool of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Shuxuan CaoSchool of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Yixi LiSchool of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.
Limei HeSchool of Public Health, Kunming Medical University, Kunming, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To identify the determinants influencing clinical pregnancy outcomes in frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles. Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients who underwent FET at the Department of Reproductive Genetics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, between January 2018 and December 2023. A total of 7,302 FET cycles were included and categorized into two groups based on clinical pregnancy outcomes: the clinical pregnancy group (n = 3,365) and the non-clinical pregnancy group (n = 3,937). Baseline characteristics were compared between groups. A random forest algorithm was applied to rank the importance of variables, followed by dimensionality reduction using a sliding window sequential forward selection (SWSFS) method. The top-ranked predictors with the lowest average out-of-bag (OOB) error rates were incorporated into a multivariate logistic regression model to determine independent predictors of clinical pregnancy in FET cycles. Results: The overall clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) was 46.08%. The CPR was significantly higher in blastocyst transfers (61.14%) compared to cleavage-stage embryo transfers (34.13%) (χ² = 528.973, Conclusion: Female age, number of high-quality blastocysts, AMH levels, embryo stage at transfer, endometrial thickness on the day of transfer, number of high-quality cleavage-stage embryos, and pre-transfer endometrial thickness are significant predictors of clinical pregnancy outcomes in FET cycles. These findings may guide individualized embryo transfer strategies to optimize reproductive success.

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CryopreservationEmbryo TransferFertilization in VitroPregnancy RateAdultFemaleHumansPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeRetrospective Studiesassisted reproductive technologyclinical pregnancyfemale agefrozen-thawed embryo transferinfluencing factors

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