Live birth outcomes in infertile patients with class III and class IV obesity following fresh embryo transfer.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Assess the effect of class III (body mass index [BMI, kg/m²] 40-49.9) and class IV obesity (≥ 50) on clinical pregnancy and live birth outcomes after first oocyte retrieval and fresh embryo transfer cycle.

Design

Cohort study SETTING: Academic center PATIENTS: Patients undergoing their first oocyte retrieval with planned fresh embryo transfer in our clinic between 01/01/2012 and 12/31/2018. Patients were stratified by BMI: 18.5-24.9 (n = 4913), 25-29.9 (n = 1566) 30-34.9 (n = 559), 35-39.9 (n = 218), and ≥ 40 (n = 114).

Intervention

None MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Live birth rate RESULTS: Following embryo transfer, there were no differences in pregnancy rates across all BMI groups (p value, linear trend = 0.86). However among pregnant patients, as BMI

SUBMITTER: Romanski PA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7884488 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature