TY - JOUR
T1 - Endometrial thickness after ovarian stimulation with gonadotropin, clomiphene, or letrozole for unexplained infertility, and association with treatment outcomes
AU - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Reproductive Medicine Network
AU - Quaas, Alexander M.
AU - Gavrizi, Sarah Z.
AU - Peck, Jennifer D.
AU - Diamond, Michael P.
AU - Legro, Richard S.
AU - Robinson, Randal D.
AU - Casson, Peter
AU - Christman, Gregory M.
AU - Zhang, Heping
AU - Hansen, Karl R.
N1 - Funding Information:
Supported by grants from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U10 HD39005 to M.P.K, U10 HD38992 to R.S.L., U10 HD055942 to R.D.R., HD055944 to P.C., U10 HD055936 to G.M.C., U10 HD055925 to H.Z., and U10 HD077680 to K.R.H.); the Oklahoma Shared Clinical and Translational Resources (U54GM104938) with an Institutional Development Award from National Institute of General Medical Sciences ( to J.D.P.); and the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
PY - 2021/1
Y1 - 2021/1
N2 - Objective: To study the association of endometrial thickness (EMT) with live birth rates (LBR) in ovarian stimulation with intrauterine insemination (OS-IUI) treatments for unexplained infertility. Design: Prospective cohort analysis of the Reproductive Medicine Network's Assessment of Multiple Intrauterine Gestations from Ovarian Stimulation (AMIGOS) randomized controlled trial. Setting: Multicenter randomized controlled trial. Patients: A total of 868 couples with unexplained infertility (n=2,459 cycles). Interventions: OS-IUI treatment cycles (n = 2,459) as part of the AMIGOS clinical trial. Main Outcome Measures: Live birth rates; unadjusted and adjusted risk ratios (RR) for live birth by EMT category, calculated using generalized estimating equations. Results: The overall mean EMT on day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration in cycles with a live birth was significantly greater than in those without. Compared to the referent EMT group of 9 to 12 mm, the unadjusted RR for live birth for the EMT groups of ≤5 and 6-8 were 0.48 and 0.92, respectively. The test for trend indicated evidence of decreasing LBR with decreasing EMT. After adjustment for ovarian stimulation medication, a linear trend was no longer supported. Stratified analyses revealed no differences in associations by treatment group. Conclusions: In OS-IUI for unexplained infertility, higher LBR are observed with increasing EMT; however, EMT is not significantly associated with LBR when adjusted for OS treatment type. Appreciable LBR are seen at all EMT, even those of ≤5 mm, suggesting that OS-IUI cycles should not be canceled for thin endometrium. Clinical Trial Registration Number: NCT01044862.
AB - Objective: To study the association of endometrial thickness (EMT) with live birth rates (LBR) in ovarian stimulation with intrauterine insemination (OS-IUI) treatments for unexplained infertility. Design: Prospective cohort analysis of the Reproductive Medicine Network's Assessment of Multiple Intrauterine Gestations from Ovarian Stimulation (AMIGOS) randomized controlled trial. Setting: Multicenter randomized controlled trial. Patients: A total of 868 couples with unexplained infertility (n=2,459 cycles). Interventions: OS-IUI treatment cycles (n = 2,459) as part of the AMIGOS clinical trial. Main Outcome Measures: Live birth rates; unadjusted and adjusted risk ratios (RR) for live birth by EMT category, calculated using generalized estimating equations. Results: The overall mean EMT on day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration in cycles with a live birth was significantly greater than in those without. Compared to the referent EMT group of 9 to 12 mm, the unadjusted RR for live birth for the EMT groups of ≤5 and 6-8 were 0.48 and 0.92, respectively. The test for trend indicated evidence of decreasing LBR with decreasing EMT. After adjustment for ovarian stimulation medication, a linear trend was no longer supported. Stratified analyses revealed no differences in associations by treatment group. Conclusions: In OS-IUI for unexplained infertility, higher LBR are observed with increasing EMT; however, EMT is not significantly associated with LBR when adjusted for OS treatment type. Appreciable LBR are seen at all EMT, even those of ≤5 mm, suggesting that OS-IUI cycles should not be canceled for thin endometrium. Clinical Trial Registration Number: NCT01044862.
KW - Unexplained infertility
KW - endometrial thickness
KW - intrauterine insemination
KW - live birth
KW - ovarian stimulation
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U2 - 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.07.030
DO - 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.07.030
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85091217246
VL - 115
SP - 213
EP - 220
JO - Fertility and Sterility
JF - Fertility and Sterility
SN - 0015-0282
IS - 1
ER -