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. 2022 Jul 25:13:862500.
doi: 10.3389/fendo.2022.862500. eCollection 2022.

Association Between the Ratio of Ovarian Stimulation Duration to Original Follicular Phase Length and In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes: A Novel Index to Optimise Clinical Trigger Time

Xinyang Zhao  1   2 , Xu Zhang  1   2 , Shanshan Wu  1   2 , Jichun Tan  1   2
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Association Between the Ratio of Ovarian Stimulation Duration to Original Follicular Phase Length and In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes: A Novel Index to Optimise Clinical Trigger Time

Xinyang Zhao et al. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). .

Abstract

The duration of ovarian stimulation which is largely dependent on the ovarian response to hormonal stimulation may influence in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes. Menstrual cycle length is potentially a good indicator of ovarian reserve and can predict ovarian response. Ovarian stimulation and the follicular phase of the menstrual cycle are both processes of follicular development. There is no published research to predict the duration of ovarian stimulation based on the length of the menstrual cycle. Our retrospective cohort study included 6110 women with regular menstrual cycles who underwent their first IVF treatment between January 2015 and October 2020. Cycles were classified according to quartiles of the ratio of ovarian stimulation duration to original follicular phase length (OS/FP). Multivariate generalized linear models were applied to assess the association between OS/FP and IVF outcomes. The odds ratio (OR) or relative risk (RR) was estimated for each quartile with the lowest quartile as the comparison group. OS/FP of 0.67 to 0.77 had more retrieved and mature oocytes (adjusted RR 1.11, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.07-1.15, p for trend = 0.001; adjusted RR 1.14, 95% CI 1.09-1.19, p for trend = 0.001). OS/FP of 0.67 to 0.77 showed the highest rate of fertilization (adjusted OR 1.11, 95% CI 1.05-1.17, p for trend = 0.001). OS/FP > 0.77 had the lowest rate of high-quality blastocyst formation (adjusted OR 0.81, 95% CI 0.71-0.93, p for trend = 0.01). No apparent association was noted between OS/FP and clinical pregnancy, live birth, or early miscarriage rate. In conclusion, OS/FP has a significant effect on the number of oocytes, fertilization rate, and high-quality blastocyst formation rate. MCL could be used to predict the duration of ovarian stimulation with an OS/FP of 0.67 to 0.77, which provides a new indicator for the individualized clinical optimization of the trigger time.

Keywords: fertilization; gonadotropins; infertility; menstrual cycle; ovulation stimulation.

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