Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40499959›Full record

ArticleBMJ open2025

Association between anti-Müllerian hormone levels during pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes in infertile patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation/intracytoplasmic sperm injection: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study.

Qiong Liu, Kai-Lun Hu, Jing Shi, Shulin Yang, Yifan Chu, Honghong Wang, Yiwen Zhang, Jing Yue, Guimin Hao, Xueqing Wu and 2 more

Abstract readClinical Trial Protocol
In one paragraph

Article in BMJ open, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
–field-weighted citation impact
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Qiong Liu *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4260-2240
Kai-Lun Hu *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2788-4614
Jing ShiDepartment of Pharmacy, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China.
Shulin YangCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Yifan ChuCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Honghong WangCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Yiwen ZhangCenter for Reproductive Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Jing YueCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Tongji Medical College, Tongji Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, China.
Guimin HaoCenter for Reproductive Medicine, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Xueqing WuCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of Shanxi, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China.
Jie ZhaoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China roseli001@sina.com 2358044941@qq.com.
Rong LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing, China roseli001@sina.com 2358044941@qq.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0305-5579

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), recognised as the predominant aetiological factor in ovulatory dysfunction-related infertility, accounts for approximately 70% of anovulatory infertility cases. Patients with PCOS have significantly higher anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels than their counterparts undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) for non-PCOS indications (eg, male/tubal factors). Several studies have suggested that a high AMH level is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in IVF, particularly preterm delivery. However, most of these studies are retrospective studies, and their results are inconsistent. The majority of AMH measurements are conducted before pregnancy; however, AMH levels fluctuate dynamically during pregnancy. There is a pressing need for a well-structured prospective study to definitively establish whether high AMH levels during pregnancy are associated with IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) pregnancy outcomes in PCOS patients. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This prospective cohort study will be conducted at four reproductive medicine centres. The plan is to enrol 1,320 PCOS patients and 1320 non-PCOS women who undergo IVF/ICSI and achieve singleton clinical pregnancies. Serum samples will be collected at about 6 weeks of gestation to measure the serum AMH level. Follow-up visits will be conducted at 12, 28 and 37 weeks of gestation, delivery and 6 weeks after delivery to obtain information about pregnancy outcomes and complications. The primary outcome is preterm delivery. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The study was approved by the Medical Research Ethics Committee of Peking University Third Hospital (M2022618). Informed consent will be obtained from all patients. The results of this clinical study will be presented at scientific conferences and submitted to a peer-reviewed journal. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ChiCTR2300068554.

Indexed as

Anti-Mullerian HormoneFertilization in VitroInfertility, FemalePolycystic Ovary SyndromePregnancy OutcomeSperm Injections, IntracytoplasmicAdultFemaleHumansMulticenter Studies as TopicPregnancyProspective StudiesAnti-Mullerian HormoneFetal medicineMaternal medicineReproductive medicineSubfertility

Identifiers

PMID40499959
PMCPMC12161335

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.