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ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2021

Elevated serum progesterone does not impact euploidy rates in PGT-A patients.

Maria Luisa Pardiñas, Mar Nohales, Elena Labarta, José María De Los Santos, Amparo Mercader, José Remohí, Ernesto Bosch, Maria José De Los Santos

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Article in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria Luisa PardiñasInstituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI RMA, Valencia, Spain.
Mar NohalesInstituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI RMA, Valencia, Spain.
Elena LabartaInstituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI RMA, Valencia, Spain.
José María De Los SantosInstituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI RMA, Valencia, Spain.
Amparo MercaderInstituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI RMA, Valencia, Spain.
José RemohíInstituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI RMA, Valencia, Spain.
Ernesto BoschInstituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI RMA, Valencia, Spain.
Maria José De Los SantosInstituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI RMA, Valencia, Spain. mariajose.delossantos@ivirma.com.
Valencian Infertility Institute · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeSome women undergoing stimulated cycles have elevated serum progesterone (P) on the day of ovulation trigger, but its effect on embryo quality is unclear. We analyze embryo quality among patients with high and low serum P undergoing preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A).

methodsThis retrospective study included 1597 patients divided into two groups by serum P values: < 1.5 ng/mL or ≥ 1.5 ng/mL. A gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist protocol was established for each patient. Serum P levels were measured on the day of triggering. Propensity score matching and Poisson regression were done. Age, body mass index, and ovarian sensitivity index were also compared.

resultsElevated serum P was not significantly associated with euploid embryo rate or other embryo-quality variables evaluated in our study. Age was the only variable associated with euploidy rate (per MII oocyte, P < 0.001; per biopsied embryo, P = 0.008), embryo biopsy rate (P < 0.001), absolute number of euploid embryos (P = 0.008), and top-quality embryo rate (P = 0.008). Categorical variables decreased in value for every year of increased age in patients with high serum P.

conclusionsElevated serum P did not affect the number of euploid and good-quality embryos for transfer in GnRH antagonist intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles. Contrary to the clear influence of premature P elevation on endometrial receptivity based on literature, our results may help to tip the balance towards the absence of a negative effect of P elevation on embryo competence. More studies are needed to fully understand the effect of P elevation on reproductive outcomes.

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AneuploidySperm Injections, IntracytoplasmicAdultBirth RateBlastocystEmbryo TransferFemaleGenetic TestingHumansOvulationPregnancyPregnancy OutcomePreimplantation DiagnosisProgesteronePropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesProgesteroneBlastocystEmbryo qualityEuploidyPGT-AProgesterone

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PMID34008094
PMCPMC8324650
OpenAlexW3160404268

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