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. 2022 May 1;22(1):378.
doi: 10.1186/s12884-022-04682-3.

Adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes in 2333 singleton pregnancies conceived after different endometrial preparation protocols: a retrospective study in China

Zexin Yang #  1 , Xuelian Bai #  1 , Ying Han  2 , Zhangxiang Zou  1 , Yazhen Fan  1 , Xinyan Wang  2 , Haining Luo  2 , Yunshan Zhang  3
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Adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes in 2333 singleton pregnancies conceived after different endometrial preparation protocols: a retrospective study in China

Zexin Yang et al. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. .

Abstract

Backgroup: Frozen-thawed embryo transfer is rising worldwide. One adverse effect of programmed frozen embryo transfer (FET) reported in some studies is an increased risk of adverse obstetric and perinatal outcomes. Meanwhile, body mass index (BMI) also has adverse effect on obstetric and perinatal outcomes. In this study, we investigated that the influence of different endometrial preparation protocols on obstetric and perinatal outcomes and the role of BMI in it.

Method: This retrospective cohort study included 2333 singleton deliveries after frozen-thaw embryo transfer at our centre between 2014 and 2021, including 550 cycles with programmed FET, 1783 cycles with true natural cycle FET (tNC-FET). In further analysis according to BMI grouped by Asian criterion, group A (18.5 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 24.00 kg/m2) included 1257 subjects, group B (24 kg/m2 ≤ BMI < 28.00 kg/m2) included 503 subjects and group C (BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2) included 573 subjects. Baseline characteristics of the two groups were compared and analyzed. Binary logistic regression analyses were performed to explore the association between obstetric and perinatal outcomes and endometrial preparation protocols.

Results: There were no significant differences in the placenta previa, gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM), preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM), cesarean section (CS) and macrosomia between the tNC-FET and programmed FET groups (P > 0.05). The programmed FET cycles were associated to a higher risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) compared with the tNC-FET cycles (7.3% vs 4.4%, crude OR 1.71[1.16-2.54]; adjusted OR 1.845[1.03-3.30]). After dividing the patients into three groups according to the BMI, The programmed FET cycles were associated to a higher risk of PIH in group C (14.4% vs 6.2%, crude OR 2.55 [1.42-4.55]; adjusted OR 4.71 [1.77-12.55]) compared with the tNC-FET cycles. But there was no statistically significant difference in group A and group B. Programmed FET group compared with the tNC-FET group, the risk of PIH increase as the body mass index increase.

Conclusion: This study showed a tendency toward increasing risk of PIH in programmed FET cycle compared with the tNC-FET cycle, and the risk of PIH increases as BMI increases. Increased risk of preterm birth and low birth weight is linked to increased risk of PIH.

Keywords: Frozen embryo transfer (FET); Natural cycle; Obstetric outcome; Perinatal outcome; Programmed cycle.

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Odds ratios of obstetric and perinatal outcomes among different BMI patients with different endometrial preparation protocols
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