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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical pharmacology2022

Effectiveness and safety of gonadotropins used in female infertility: a population-based study in the Lazio region, Italy.

Alessandro Cesare Rosa, Arianna Pacchiarotti, Antonio Addis, Andrea Ciardulli, Valeria Belleudi, Marina Davoli, Ursula Kirchmayer

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Alessandro Cesare RosaDepartment of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Lazio, Italy. a.rosa@deplazio.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6653-9605
Arianna PacchiarottiMedically Assisted Procreation Center, Ospedale San Filippo Neri, Rome, Italy.
Antonio AddisDepartment of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Andrea CiardulliDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Ospedale Cristo Re, Rome, Italy.
Valeria BelleudiDepartment of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Marina DavoliDepartment of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Lazio, Italy.
Ursula KirchmayerDepartment of Epidemiology, Regional Health Service, ASL Roma 1, Rome, Lazio, Italy.

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Abstract

purposeInfertility is a topic of growing interest, and female infertility is often treated with gonadotropins. Evidence regarding comparative safety and efficacy of different gonadotropin formulations is available from clinical studies, while real-world data are missing. The present study aims to investigate effectiveness and safety of treatment with different gonadotropin formulations in women undergoing medically assisted procreation treatments in Latium, a region in central Italy, through a real-world data approach.

methodsA retrospective population-based cohort study in women between the ages of 18 and 45 years who were prescribed with at least one gonadotropin between 2007 and 2019 was conducted. Women were enrolled from the regional drug dispense registry, and data on their clinical history, exposure to therapeutic cycles (based on recombinant "REC" or extractives "EXT" gonadotropin, or combined protocol "CMD" (REC + EXT)), and maternal/infantile outcomes were linked from the regional healthcare administrative databases. Multivariate logistic regression models were applied to estimate the association between exposure and outcomes.

resultsOverall, 90,292 therapeutic cycles prescribed to 35,899 women were linked to pregnancies. Overall, 15.8% of cycles successfully led to pregnancy. Compared to extractives, recombinant and combined treatments showed a stronger association with conception rate (RR

conclusionsEfficacy and safety profiles of REC proved to be similar to those of EXT. Regarding the efficacy in terms of conception rate and birth rate, protocols using the combined approach performed slightly better. Outcomes related to maternal and infantile safety were generally very rare, and safety features were overlapping between gonadotropin formulations.

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Infertility, FemalePremature BirthAdolescentAdultCohort StudiesFemaleGonadotropinsHumansInfant, NewbornMiddle AgedPregnancyRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultGonadotropinsAdministrative health dataCohortEffectivenessGonadotropinsInfertilityReal-world evidenceSafety

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PMCPMC9184418

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