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Evaluative effectiveness of follicular output rate, ovarian sensitivity index, and ovarian response prediction index for the ovarian reserve and response of low-prognosis patients according to the POSEIDON criteria: a retrospective study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 September 2023

Zhilan Chen Open the ORCID record for Zhilan Chen [Opens in a new window] ,
Wei Li ,
Shufang Ma ,
Yanmin Li ,
Liqun Lv ,
Kecheng Huang  and
Aidong Gong
Zhilan Chen
Affiliation:
Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Wuhan Kangjian Maternal and Infant Hospital, Wuhan, China
Wei Li
Affiliation:
Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Wuhan Kangjian Maternal and Infant Hospital, Wuhan, China
Shufang Ma
Affiliation:
Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Wuhan Kangjian Maternal and Infant Hospital, Wuhan, China
Yanmin Li
Affiliation:
Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Wuhan Kangjian Maternal and Infant Hospital, Wuhan, China
Liqun Lv
Affiliation:
Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Wuhan Kangjian Maternal and Infant Hospital, Wuhan, China
Kecheng Huang*
Affiliation:
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
Aidong Gong*
Affiliation:
Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Wuhan Kangjian Maternal and Infant Hospital, Wuhan, China
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Corresponding authors: Aidong Gong; Email: 360299731@qq.com; Kecheng Huang; Email: huangkc@hust.edu.cn
Corresponding authors: Aidong Gong; Email: 360299731@qq.com; Kecheng Huang; Email: huangkc@hust.edu.cn
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Summary

The aim was to explore the implications of follicular output rate (FORT), ovarian sensitivity index (OSI), ovarian response prediction index (ORPI), and follicle-to-oocyte index (FOI) in low-prognosis patients defined by POSEIDON criteria. In total, 4030 fresh in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles from January 2013 to October 2021 were included in this retrospective cohort analysis and were categorized into four groups based on the POSEIDON criteria. The FORT between Groups 1 and 2 (0.61 ± 0.34 vs. 0.65 ± 0.35, P = 0.081) and Groups 3 and 4 (1.08 ± 0.82 vs. 1.09 ± 0.94, P = 0.899) were similar. The OSI in the order from the highest to the lowest were 3.01 ± 1.46 in Group 1, 2.28 ± 1.09 in Group 2, 1.54 ± 1.04 in Group 3, and 1.34 ± 0.96 in Group 4 (P < 0.001). The trend in the ORPI values was consistent with that in the OSI. FORT, OSI, ORPI, and FOI complemented each other and offered excellent effectiveness in reflecting ovarian reserve and response, but they were not good predictors of clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) from IVF.

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Clinical pregnancy rateFollicular output rateFollicle-to-oocyte indexLow-prognosis patientOvarian response prediction indexOvarian sensitivity indexPOSEIDON criteria
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Zygote , Volume 31 , Issue 6 , December 2023 , pp. 557 - 569
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These authors contributed equally to this work.

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