Evidence map›Paper›PMID 41250006›Full record

ArticleBMC pregnancy and childbirth2025

Analysis of related factors of biochemical pregnancy loss in single blastocyst transfer in the hormone replacement protocol frozen-thawed cycle.

Jie Mei, Dajun Dong, Qi Fu, Lijuan Li, Chenyang Huang, Yingchun Zhu

Abstract read
In one paragraph

Article in BMC pregnancy and childbirth, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
–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. Article
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

6 authors.

Jie MeiCenter for Reproductive Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
Dajun DongDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Tongren Hospital, Nanjing, 211100, China.
Qi FuDalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China.
Lijuan LiDalian Medical University, Dalian, 116044, China.
Chenyang HuangCenter for Reproductive Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China. dianshui19901562@126.com.
Yingchun ZhuCenter for Reproductive Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China. datiancaizhuzhu@126.com.

Funding

Medical Science and Technology Development Foundation, Nanjing Department of Health No. YKK23097National Natural Science Foundation of China No. 82371678
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo identify the key factors associated with biochemical pregnancy loss (BPL) following single blastocyst transfer in frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles utilizing hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

methodsThis retrospective cohort study included 18,937 HRT-FET cycles conducted at the Center for Reproductive Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University between January 2012 and November 2024. Pregnancy outcomes were determined by serum β-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) levels and transvaginal ultrasound. A total of 630 BPL cases and 9,644 clinical pregnancies (CP) were analyzed. Univariate analysis and smooth curve fitting were performed on factors such as patient age, Body Mass Index (BMI) , antral follicle count (AFC), anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH), baseline Follicle-Stimulating Hormone (FSH), embryo quality, blastocyst grading, endometrial thickness (EMT), and hormonal levels prior to endometrial transformation. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify independent predictors of BPL, adjusting for potential confounders including age, BMI, FSH, and number of transfer cycles.

resultsUnivariate analysis revealed that increased maternal and paternal age, higher BMI, elevated estradiol levels, and Day 6 or poor-quality blastocyst transfers were positively associated with BPL (P < 0.05). Conversely, greater AFC, thicker endometrium, and higher Luteinizing Hormone (LH) levels prior to transformation were associated with lower BPL risk. After adjustment, endometrial thickness emerged as a significant independent predictor (OR = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.79-0.93, P = 0.0002). A threshold of 10 mm was identified, below which the incidence of BPL significantly increased.

conclusionIn HRT-FET single blastocyst transfer cycles, insufficient endometrial thickness is a critical risk factor for biochemical pregnancy loss. Optimization of endometrial preparation may improve clinical outcomes.

Indexed as

Abortion, SpontaneousEmbryo TransferHormone Replacement TherapySingle Embryo TransferAdultAnti-Mullerian HormoneChorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, HumanCryopreservationEndometriumFemaleFertilization in VitroFollicle Stimulating HormoneHumansPregnancyRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsAnti-Mullerian HormoneChorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, HumanFollicle Stimulating HormoneAssisted reproductive technologyBiochemical pregnancy lossBlastocyst qualityEndometrial thicknessFrozen-thawed embryo transfer

Identifiers

PMID41250006
PMCPMC12625449

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC-ND
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.