Alexander M Quaas1, Sarah Z Gavrizi2, Jennifer D Peck2, Michael P Diamond3, Richard S Legro4, Randal D Robinson5, Peter Casson6, Gregory M Christman7, Heping Zhang8, Karl R Hansen2. 1. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, California; Reproductive Partners San Diego, San Diego, California. Electronic address: aquaas@health.ucsd.edu. 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 3. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia. 4. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, Pennsylvania. 5. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Texas. 6. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont; Northeastern Reproductive Medicine, Colchester, Vermont. 7. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida. 8. Department of Biostatistics, Yale University School of Public Health, New Haven, Connecticut.
Abstract
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.
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.
Authors: Sadia Shakeel; Wajiha Iffat; Ambreen Qamar; Shagufta Nesar; Fareeha Butt; Sobia Naseem Siddiqui; Hina Rehman; Anees Ur Rehman Journal: Front Public Health Date: 2022-03-24