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1: J Exp Clin Assist Reprod. 2008 Jul 4;5:4.Click here to read Click here to read Links

Estrogen level monitoring in artificial frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles using step-up regime without pituitary suppression: is it necessary?

Niu Z, Feng Y, Sun Y, Zhang A, Zhang H.

IVF-unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, RuiJin Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University, PR China. ivfruijin@yahoo.com.cn.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: To discuss the meaning of serum oestradiol monitoring in frozen embryo transfer cycle using hormone replacement without pretreatment with gonadotropin hormone (GnRH) agonist. METHODS: The data from two hundred twelve women undergoing two hundred seventy-four frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) cycles was included in this retrospective cohort study. They were detected of serum oestradiol levels and endometrium thicknesses during hormone supplement FET cycles and compared their pregnancy outcomes according to their oestradiol level on progesterone initiation day. RESULTS: Patients with different levels of serum oestradiol (percentile 0-25th, 25th-75th and 75th-100th) on progesterone initiation day yielded the endometrium thickness of 9.3 +/- 0.12, 8.9 +/- 0.07 and 9.1 +/- 0.11 mm(P > 0.05) and the pregnancy rate of 32.2%, 38.4% and 36.3% (P > 0.05) respectively. CONCLUSION: The serum estradiol level did not predict pregnancy success in hormone replacement FET cycles, suggesting that oestradiol monitoring in this method of endometrial preparation is unnecessary.

PMID: 18598369 [PubMed - in process]

PMCID: PMC2467429

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