Association of Early Beta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin With Ischemic Placental Disease in Singleton Pregnancies After In Vitro Fertilization

Overview

Journal Cureus

Specialty Biomedical Engineering

Date 2022 Sep 22

PMID 36134080

Authors

Jaimin S Shah

Anna M Modest

Michele R Hacker

Nina Resetkova

Laura E Dodge

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Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate whether an initial or two-day percent increase in serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (βhCG) is associated with ischemic placental disease (IPD) in singleton pregnancies after autologous or donor IVF.

Study Design: This was a secondary analysis of a retrospective cohort study of deliveries linked to IVF cycles at a single academic tertiary hospital and infertility treatment center. We included all patients (≥18 years old) who had a singleton live birth or intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD) resulting from either autologous fresh (n=1,347), autologous frozen (n=454), or donor (n=253) IVF cycles. Main outcome reassures: The primary outcome was a composite outcome of IPD or IUFD due to placental insufficiency. IPDs included preeclampsia, placental abruption, and small for gestational age (SGA).

Results: Neither initial βhCG nor two-day percent increases in βhCG were associated with an increased risk of IPD for any type of IVF cycle. Initial and two-day percent increases in βhCG were significantly higher when comparing frozen with fresh IVF and donor with autologous IVF (all P≤0.01).

Conclusions: Among singleton autologous and donor IVF cycles, the initial and two-day percent increase in serum βhCG were not associated with IPD or its components. However, significant βhCG differences existed by cycle type and oocyte source.

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