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ArticleFrontiers in endocrinology2026

Interaction between progesterone exposure duration and blastocyst expansion stage on live birth following frozen-thawed transfer of day-6 blastocysts.

Ruiqiong Zhou, Mei Dong, Zhaoyi Wang, Li Huang, Quan Qi, Fuxiang Wang, Liqing Xu, Xiqian Zhang, Fenghua Liu

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Ruiqiong ZhouCentre for Reproductive Medicine, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Mei DongCentre for Reproductive Medicine, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Zhaoyi WangCentre for Reproductive Medicine, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Li HuangCentre for Reproductive Medicine, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Quan QiCentre for Reproductive Medicine, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Fuxiang WangCentre for Reproductive Medicine, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Liqing XuCentre for Reproductive Medicine, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Xiqian ZhangCentre for Reproductive Medicine, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Fenghua LiuCentre for Reproductive Medicine, Guangdong Women and Children Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

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Abstract

Objective: To determine the optimal duration of progesterone exposure before frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) of day-6 blastocysts. Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 2,058 women who underwent single frozen-thawed day-6 blastocyst transfer between August 2021 and August 2024. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models were applied to evaluate the association between the duration of progesterone exposure and live birth rate (LBR). Subgroup analyzes with formal interaction testing were conducted to assess potential effect modification by blastocyst expansion stage and other covariates. Results: Overall LBR was comparable between the day-6 and day-7 progesterone groups (42.8% vs. 41.9%; Conclusion: While overall LBRs were similar between day-6 and day-7 progesterone regimens for day-6 blastocyst, optimal progesterone duration differed by blastocyst expansion stage: early-stage blastocysts benefited from day-6 exposure, whereas late-stage blastocysts derived benefit from day-7 exposure.

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BlastocystCryopreservationEmbryo TransferLive BirthProgesteroneAdultFemaleFertilization in VitroHumansPregnancyPregnancy RateRetrospective StudiesTime FactorsProgesteroneblastocyst expansion stageday-6 blastocystfrozen–thawed embryo transferlive birth rateprogesterone timing

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PMID42109745
PMCPMC13149102

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