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Title

Further evidence that a supraphysiologic estradiol level during ovarian stimulation affects birthweight: findings of fresh and frozen embryo transfer with comparable estradiol levels on human chorionic gonadotropin trigger.

Authors

Luo, Lu; Jie, Huiying; Chen, Minghui; Zhang, Limei; Xu, Yanwen

Abstract

Studies have reported a supraphysiologic estradiol (E2) level during ovarian stimulation may be related to low birthweight after fresh embryo transfer (ET), but whether a high E2 level in the stimulation cycle affects birthweight via frozen ET remained controversial. The study was to investigate whether a supraphysiologic E2 level in ovarian stimulation cycle affects birth weight in infants conceived via subsequent FET. In this retrospective cohort study, 2525 singletons conceived via FET and 2668 singletons conceived via fresh ET were analyzed. The birthweight and incidences of small for gestational age (SGA) in infants conceived via FET in groups with low and high levels of E2 did not differ significantly. Multivariate analyses showed that the peak E2 level was not predictive of SGA in infants conceived via FET. Singletons conceived via fresh ET had a higher risk of SGA than those conceived via FET even after comparable previous exposure to a high level of E2 > 3000 pg/mL. Our study results indicated that the increased risk of SGA was at least partly a result of the supraphysiologic E2 exposure to the intrauterine environment.

Subjects

FROZEN human embryos; INDUCED ovulation; EMBRYO transfer; CHORIONIC gonadotropins; BIRTH weight; ESTRADIOL

Publication

Gynecological Endocrinology, 2021, Vol 37, Issue 5, p422

ISSN

0951-3590

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1080/09513590.2020.1811963

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