Body mass index impacts ectopic pregnancy during in vitro fertilization: an analysis of 42,362 clinical pregnancy cycles

• Published in: Reproductive biology and endocrinology Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Ge, Xiaofei, Wang, Keyan, Sun, Yingpu, Bu, Zhiqin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London BioMed Central Ltd 31.10.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Body mass index; Body weight; Complications and side effects; Ectopic pregnancy; Embryo transfer; Embryos; Estrogens; Female BMI; Fertilization in vitro; Health aspects; In vitro fertilization; Infertility; IVF/ICSI; Normal distribution; Obesity; Ovaries; Overweight; Pregnancy complications; Pregnancy, Ectopic; Pregnant women; Prevention; Reproductive health; Risk factors; Statistical analysis; Ultrasonic imaging; Underweight; China

Purpose This large, single-center, retrospective cohort study was aimed to explore the effect of female body mass index (BMI) on ectopic pregnancy (EP) following fresh and frozen-thawed embryo transfers (ET). Methods A total of 27,600 pregnancies after fresh ET and 14,762 pregnancies after frozen-th...