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Vol. 13 No. 2 (2023)

Published: November 30, 2023

Pages: 26-38

Research Article

Correlation of progesterone and Activin A with pregnancy outcome following IVF/ICSI cycle.

Noor S. Hamid 1 Saad S. AL-Dujaily Wasan A. AL-Jubory
1High Institute of Infertility Diagnosis and Assisted Reproductive Technologies, Al Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq.
History
  • Received: October 7, 2023
  • Accepted: October 30, 2023
  • Available Online: November 8, 2023
DOI

https://doi.org/10.28969/IJEIR.v13.i2.r3.23

Abstract

The association between the two hormones (progesterone and Activin A) in infertile women on the day of ova pick up and their relationship with pregnancy status in assisted reproductive programs are both poorly understood. To determine the correlation of progesterone and activin A on the day of ova pick up with pregnancy status of women undergoing IVF/ICSI cycle. The study was conducted on 80 infertile couples. The serum at day of ova pick up was collected. Serum progesterone and activin A analysis were done for all samples for activin A. Out of eighty infertile females twenty-five became pregnant (Pregnancy rate = 31%). Serum progesterone levels at days of oocytes pick up was significantly higher in pregnant females than non-pregnant (9.22 ± 0.54 vs. 4.47 ± 0.44; p < 0.001). There was a significantly higher serum activin levels at day of oocytes pick up in pregnant women compared to non-pregnant (2.19 ± 0.04 vs. 1.52 ± 0.04; p < 0.001). The cut-off value of serum progesterone at day of oocytes picks up was > 7.5 ng/ml and the cut-off value of serum activin A at day of oocytes pick up was > 1.85 ng/ml. Pregnant women had higher levels of the hormone progesterone and Activin A than non-pregnant women, which is significantly correlated. This result can be utilized to predicate the pregnancy status early in IVF Centers.

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