Logarithmic curves depicting initial level and rise of serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin and live delivery outcomes with in vitro fertilization: an analysis of 6021 pregnancies.

Publication/Presentation Date

5-1-2009

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To correlate the live delivery rate with the initial level and rise of serum beta-hCG.

DESIGN: Retrospective cohort analysis.

SETTING: Large private academic center for assisted reproductive technologies and infertility.

PATIENT(S): Records of all patients from 1999 to 2005 undergoing IVF with detectable early serum beta-hCG after ET.

INTERVENTION(S): None.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Live delivery rate.

RESULT(S): Data from 6021 pregnancies were analyzed. Initial beta-hCG was predictive for delivery rate for all patients and for each age group. After controlling for the first beta-hCG, there were higher loss rates as age increased. Percent rise in second beta-hCG drawn 2 days later added predictive value. A decline in beta-hCG almost always resulted in a failure to deliver. There was a progressive increase in delivery rate as the percent rise in beta-hCG went from 0 to 100%; however, there was no further enhancement in delivery rates beyond the 100% rise point. While a better rise in beta-hCG was a good prognostic factor in all age groups, the differences in outcomes for the different age groups remained, even after controlling for first beta-hCG and percent rise.

CONCLUSION(S): Initial level and rise in beta-hCG predicts live delivery rate, with oocyte age providing additional predictive value. The established logarithmic curves should provide convenient reference tools for tracking outcomes and counseling patients.

Volume

91

Issue

5

First Page

1760

Last Page

1764

ISSN

1556-5653

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

PubMedID

18455162

Department(s)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Document Type

Article

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