Effect of pretreatment with oral contraceptives and progestins on IVF outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Wei D, Shi Y, Li J, Wang Z, Zhang L, Sun Y, Zhou H, Xu Y, Wu C, Liu L, Wu Q, Zhuang L, Du Y, Li W, Zhang H, Legro RS, Chen ZJ. Effect of pretreatment with oral contraceptives and progestins on IVF outcomes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Human Reproduction 2016, 32: 354-361. PMID: 27999118, PMCID: PMC5870982, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dew325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeFrozen embryo transferFresh embryo transferLive birth rateGnRH antagonist protocolOral contraceptivesSpontaneous mensesRate of pregnancyLive birthsEmbryo transferMenses inductionAntagonist protocolIVF cyclesOvarian stimulationOvary syndromePregnancy lossBirth rateMultivariate logistic regression analysisStudy designHigher pregnancy loss rateObese PCOS womenPregnancy loss rateSimilar pregnancy ratesPARTICIPANTS/MATERIALSLogistic regression analysisFresh versus Frozen Embryos for Infertility in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Chen ZJ, Shi Y, Sun Y, Zhang B, Liang X, Cao Y, Yang J, Liu J, Wei D, Weng N, Tian L, Hao C, Yang D, Zhou F, Shi J, Xu Y, Li J, Yan J, Qin Y, Zhao H, Zhang H, Legro RS. Fresh versus Frozen Embryos for Infertility in the Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. New England Journal Of Medicine 2016, 375: 523-533. PMID: 27509101, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1513873.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeOvarian hyperstimulation syndromeFresh embryo transferFrozen embryo transferFrozen-embryo transferOvary syndromeHyperstimulation syndromeLive birthsInfertile womenRate ratioFrozen embryosSignificant between-group differencesFresh embryo groupFirst IVF cycleLive birth rateFirst embryo transferBetween-group differencesNeonatal complicationsIVF cyclesPregnancy complicationsMulticenter trialPrimary outcomeNeonatal deathPregnancy lossHigh risk