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Progesterone level and progesterone/estradiol ratio on the day of hCG administration: detrimental cutoff levels and new treatment strategy.

Author(s): Elgindy EA

Affiliation(s): Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Zagazig University School of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt. eman_elgindy@hotmail.com

Publication date & source: 2011-04, Fertil Steril., 95(5):1639-44. Epub 2011 Feb 16.

Publication type: Randomized Controlled Trial

OBJECTIVE: To identify if there are certain cutoff levels for P and or the P/E(2) ratio on the day of hCG that would be defined as detrimental for occurrence of pregnancy in women with normal ovarian reserve undergoing cleavage-stage embryo transfer (ET). Secondarily, to determine if these same cutoffs might have the same potential negative effect in women undergoing blastocyst ET. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study including two randomized cohorts. SETTING: Private and university fertility centers. PARTICIPANT(S): A total of 240 women undergoing long agonist protocol with at least four grade 1 day 3 embryos. INTERVENTION(S): Women were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to undergo day 3 or day 5 embryo transfer. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) was the primary outcome. RESULT(S): Using receiver operator characteristics, cutoffs for P and P/E(2) ratio were 1.5 ng/mL and 0.55, respectively. Patients with P </= 1.5 ng/mL and P/E(2) </= 0.55 undergoing cleavage-stage ET had higher CPR. Using multiple regression, P/E(2) ratio was the only independent predictor for pregnancy. The P and P/E(2) cutoffs were not correlated with CPR in blastocyst transfers. CONCLUSION(S): Progesterone >1.5 ng/mL and P/E(2) >0.55 affect the CPR in women undergoing cleavage-stage, but not blastocyst ET. P/E(2) ratio is the only independent prognosticator for cycle outcome in women undergoing cleavage-stage ET. Copyright (c) 2011 American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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