IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 49 / Issue 7 / DOI: 10.31083/j.ceog4907148
Open Access Original Research
Positive Association of the Number of Oocyte Retrieved with the Maternal hCG Concentration in Early Pregnancy Achieved by Vitrified-Warmed Embryo Transfer after In Vitro Maturation
Yapeng Wang1,2,3,4,†Shengli Lin1,2,3,4,†Xiaoying Zheng1,2,3,4Ying Lian1,2,3,4Rui Yang1,2,3,4Ping Liu1,2,3,4,*
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Peking University Third Hospital, 100191 Beijing, China
2 National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology (Peking University Third Hospital), 100191 Beijing, China
3 Key Laboratory of Assisted Reproduction (Peking University), Ministry of Education, 100191 Beijing, China
4 Beijing Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproductive Technology, 100191 Beijing, China
*Correspondence: bysylp@sina.com (Ping Liu)
These authors contributed equally.
Academic Editor: Shigeki Matsubara
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2022, 49(7), 148; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog4907148
Submitted: 2 November 2021 | Revised: 13 January 2022 | Accepted: 18 January 2022 | Published: 4 July 2022
Copyright: © 2022 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is synthesized by trophoblast cells and play a critical effect in early pregnancy. The serum hCG concentration is significantly higher in early gestation period achieved through in vitro maturation (IVM) than that by traditional IVF. Since IVM does not involve ovarian hyperstimulation, we wonder whether the number of oocyte retrieved affect the hCG concentration in early pregnancy achieved by IVM. Methods: The retrospective analysis involved 51 women who delivered singletons were analyzed. The number of oocyte retrieved and the maternal hCG concentration were collected and analyzed. Results: 51 women had delivered singletons through IVM. The mean number of oocytes retrieved was 16.78 ± 11.23, and the hCG concentration was 614.47 ± 445.50 IU/L and 10930.20 ± 7223.17 IU/L at day 14 and 21, respectively. After confounding factors adjusted, the concentration of serum hCG at day 14 and 21 associated significantly with the number of oocyte retrieved. The result of crude linear regression analysis exhibited a positive relationship between the number of oocyte retrieved and the hCG concentration in early gestation. Conclusions: Our results suggested that the number of oocyte retrieved associated positively with the serum hCG level in female with early pregnancies that underwent IVM.

Keywords
in vitro maturation
human chorionic gonadotropin
oocyte
early pregnancy
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