Effect of Female and Male Body Mass index on Cumulative Live Birth Rates in the Freeze-all Strategy

Author(s):  
Xi Shen ◽  
Yating Xie ◽  
Di Chen ◽  
Wenya Guo ◽  
Gang Feng ◽  
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Abstract Context The impact of parental overweight/obese on cumulative live birth rate in IVF/ICSI using a freeze-all strategy is still unknown. Objective To explore the effect of parental BMI on CLBR in a freeze-all strategy over 1.5 years. Design A retrospective study. Setting Tertiary-care academic medical center Patients or Other Participants 23482 patients (35289 FET cycles) were divided into four groups according to Asian BMI classification. Intervention(s) None. Main Outcome Measure(s) CLBR. Results Female overweight/obesity had the lower tendency in CLBR (groups1-4: optimistic: 69.4%, 67.9%, 62.3%, and 65.7%; conservative: 62.9%, 61.1%, 55.4%, and 57.6%) and the prolonged time (groups 1-4: 11.0, 12.2, 15.9, and 13.8 months for 60% CLBR in optimistic method; 8.7, 9.5, 11.7, 11.0 months for 50% CLBR in conservative method). The same trend with less extent was also observed in male BMI groups. When combining parental BMI, “parental overweight/obesity” had lower CLBR and longer time for reaching CLBR>50% (optimistic: 4.5 months for 60% CLBR; conservative: 3 months for 50% CLBR), the next was “only female high BMI” (optimistic: 2.1 months for 60% CLBR; conservative: 1.7 months for 50% CLBR), while “only male high BMI” couldn’t influence these. Conclusions Our results firstly showed that the priorities of parental BMI, female BMI and male BMI on affecting the 1.5-year CLBR in freeze-all strategy, and the postponed time to reach up the certain CLBR (60% in optimistic, 50% in conservative) for overweight and obese patients was only several months, not so uncertain and long as losing weight.

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Di DI CHEN ◽  
Xi Shen ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
Yanping Kuang

Abstract Background: For heterogeneous populations of low-prognosis women, it remains unclear as to how long individuals should continue undergoing ART when attempting to have a baby, as there have been insufficient studies to date tracking the cumulative live birth rates (CLBRs) for these women over the entire course of their ART treatment, particularly over extended time periods. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 17,698 women at a tertiary care academic medical center who had begun undergoing IVI/ICSI cycles using a PPOS approach between January 2013 and January 2019. Low-prognosis patients were stratified into four groups based upon POSEIDON criteria, with patients exhibiting normal or high ovarian reserves and response to stimulation (defined as AFC ≥5, >9 oocytes retrieved) being included as controls (group 5). The CLBR within 5 years or 9 FET cycles from the OPU day of the first cycle was the primary endpoint for this study, including all repetitive oocyte retrieval cycles and subsequent FET cycles. Optimistic and conservative approaches were used for the analysis of CLBRs and the depiction of cumulative incidence curves.Results: Under both optimistic and conservative model analyses, patients in group 5 exhibited the highest CLBR within 5 years or 9 FET cycles, followed by POSEIDON group 1, group 3, group 2, and group 4. Upward trends in CLBRs were evident across the five groups with the prolongation of time or an increase in FET cycle counts. Within the first 2 years or 3 FET cycles, the CLBRs rose rapidly, followed by more moderate increases over the following 2-3.5 years or 4-6 cycles, with the patients in group 3 and group 4 exhibiting the most obvious improvements. Patients in all groups reached a CLBR plateau after 3.5 years or 6 FET cycles.Conclusions: All low-prognosis women should undergo ART treatment for a minimum of 2 years or 3 FET cycles, and exhibit better outcomes when extending ART treatment to 3.5 years or 6 FET cycles (particularly for POSEIDON groups 3 and 4), but should consider ceasing further treatment thereafter due to a lack of apparent benefit.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiyuan Dong ◽  
Yu Zheng ◽  
Biao Chen ◽  
Lan Wang ◽  
Lei Jin ◽  
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Abstract Background Down-regulation has been widely used in IVF treatment; however, it lacks reports on the impact of down-regulation on obstetrics and perinatal outcomes. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of down-regulation on obstetrics and perinatal outcomes. Methods This is a retrospective cohort study on 3578 patients achieving singleton pregnancy after their first IVF attempt. The patients were grouped by the serum estradiol after down-regulation (E2D) into three groups: <30, 30-55, >55pg/ml. The cumulative live-birth rate, obstetrics and pediatric results were main outcome measures. General linear models and Chi-square test were performed for statistical analysis. Results The patients with E2D <30, 30-55, >55pg/ml had similar cumulative live-birth rate. The patients with E2D <30pg/ml had a lower risk for hypertension disorders than those with E2D 30-55pg/ml. No difference was found in the prevalence of placenta previa, placenta abruption, premature rupture of membrane, hemorrhage, gestational diabetes mellitus, or intrauterine growth restriction. The newborns of patients with E2D <30pg/ml had a lower risk for PICU attempt than those with E2D >55pg/ml. There was no difference in congenital anomaly or mortality rate. Conclusion We found no effect of down-regulation on cumulative live-birth rate. The patients with E2D<30pg/ml may have advantages in lower risks for maternal hypertension and newborns PICU attempt.


Author(s):  
Dan Hu ◽  
Bo Huang ◽  
Min Xiong ◽  
Junning Yao ◽  
Shulin Yang ◽  
...  

Objective: To evaluate the impact of elevated body mass index (BMI) on short- and long-term outcomes of in-vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatments. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Teaching hospital. Population: Overall, 7229 patients undergoing IVF/ICSI fresh cycles and subsequent frozen embryo transfer cycles during 2014-2020. Methods: The patients were divided into normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) and high BMI (≥ 25 kg/m2) groups. Subgroup analyses were performed based on the boundary of 38 years old. Multivariate analysis was used to determine whether BMI was associated with live birth rate (LBR) or cumulative live birth rate (CLBR). Main Outcome Measure: Ovarian response, pregnancy outcomes, and safety for both mother and fetus. Results: For younger women (< 38y), CLBR was significantly reduced in the high BMI subgroup compared to the normal BMI control (73.7% vs 76.8%, p = 0.008) and was accompanied by fewer retrieved oocytes and available embryos. Meanwhile, the incidences of cesarean section (92.9% vs 87.1%, p < 0.001), hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (6.7% vs 3.1%, p < 0.001), fetal macrosomia (4.7% vs 2.8%, p = 0.002) and birth defects involving cleft lip and palate (0.4% vs 0.1%, p = 0.030) were significantly higher than the normal BMI group. However, no such differences were observed among older women (≥ 38y). Multivariate analysis revealed that high BMI was a risk factor for CLBR (OR = 0.837, 95% CI: 0.729–0.96). Conclusions: Elevated BMI has a greater adverse impact on younger women.


BMJ Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. e042395
Author(s):  
Simone Cornelisse ◽  
Liliana Ramos ◽  
Brigitte Arends ◽  
Janneke J Brink-van der Vlugt ◽  
Jan Peter de Bruin ◽  
...  

IntroductionIn vitro fertilisation (IVF) has evolved as an intervention of choice to help couples with infertility to conceive. In the last decade, a strategy change in the day of embryo transfer has been developed. Many IVF centres choose nowadays to transfer at later stages of embryo development, for example, transferring embryos at blastocyst stage instead of cleavage stage. However, it still is not known which embryo transfer policy in IVF is more efficient in terms of cumulative live birth rate (cLBR), following a fresh and the subsequent frozen–thawed transfers after one oocyte retrieval. Furthermore, studies reporting on obstetric and neonatal outcomes from both transfer policies are limited.Methods and analysisWe have set up a multicentre randomised superiority trial in the Netherlands, named the Three or Fivetrial. We plan to include 1200 women with an indication for IVF with at least four embryos available on day 2 after the oocyte retrieval. Women are randomly allocated to either (1) control group: embryo transfer on day 3 and cryopreservation of supernumerary good-quality embryos on day 3 or 4, or (2) intervention group: embryo transfer on day 5 and cryopreservation of supernumerary good-quality embryos on day 5 or 6. The primary outcome is the cLBR per oocyte retrieval. Secondary outcomes include LBR following fresh transfer, multiple pregnancy rate and time until pregnancy leading a live birth. We will also assess the obstetric and neonatal outcomes, costs and patients’ treatment burden.Ethics and disseminationThe study protocol has been approved by the Central Committee on Research involving Human Subjects in the Netherlands in June 2018 (CCMO NL 64060.000.18). The results of this trial will be submitted for publication in international peer-reviewed and in open access journals.Trial registration numberNetherlands Trial Register (NL 6857).


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s84-s84
Author(s):  
Lorinda Sheeler ◽  
Mary Kukla ◽  
Oluchi Abosi ◽  
Holly Meacham ◽  
Stephanie Holley ◽  
...  

Background: In December of 2019, the World Health Organization reported a novel coronavirus (severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 [SARS-CoV-2)]) causing severe respiratory illness originating in Wuhan, China. Since then, an increasing number of cases and the confirmation of human-to-human transmission has led to the need to develop a communication campaign at our institution. We describe the impact of the communication campaign on the number of calls received and describe patterns of calls during the early stages of our response to this emerging infection. Methods: The University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is an 811-bed academic medical center with >200 outpatient clinics. In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, we launched a communications campaign on January 17, 2020. Initial communications included email updates to staff and a dedicated COVID-19 webpage with up-to-date information. Subsequently, we developed an electronic screening tool to guide a risk assessment during patient check in. The screening tool identifies travel to China in the past 14 days and the presence of symptoms defined as fever >37.7°C plus cough or difficulty breathing. The screening tool was activated on January 24, 2020. In addition, university staff contacted each student whose primary residence record included Hubei Province, China. Students were provided with medical contact information, signs and symptoms to monitor for, and a thermometer. Results: During the first 5 days of the campaign, 3 calls were related to COVID-19. The number of calls increased to 18 in the 5 days following the implementation of the electronic screening tool. Of the 21 calls received to date, 8 calls (38%) were generated due to the electronic travel screen, 4 calls (19%) were due to a positive coronavirus result in a multiplex respiratory panel, 4 calls (19%) were related to provider assessment only (without an electronic screening trigger), and 2 calls (10%) sought additional information following the viewing of the web-based communication campaign. Moreover, 3 calls (14%) were for people without travel history but with respiratory symptoms and contact with a person with recent travel to China. Among those reporting symptoms after travel to China, mean time since arrival to the United States was 2.7 days (range, 0–11 days). Conclusion: The COVID-19 outbreak is evolving, and providing up to date information is challenging. Implementing an electronic screening tool helped providers assess patients and direct questions to infection prevention professionals. Analyzing the types of calls received helped tailor messaging to frontline staff.Funding: NoneDisclosures: None


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