Abstract:
:The human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) beta subunit curve of normal singleton in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancies shows cyclic peaks during the first 56 days after embryo transfer (ET). This phenomenon is not demonstrable in normal spontaneous conceptions. The hCG curves of 151 singleton IVF pregnancies achieved by transfer of two, three, and four embryos therefore were compared statistically with the hCG curves of singleton IVF pregnancies achieved by transfer of only one embryo. The hCG levels of singleton IVF pregnancies achieved by transfer of more than one embryo had statistically higher hCG levels at 7 and 8, 19 and 20, and 37 and 38 days after ET. In a separate evaluation it was observed that declines in hCG levels of normal singleton IVF pregnancies preceded four of five first-trimester abortion incidence peaks of singleton IVF pregnancies. The observed cyclic hCG secretion may be indicative of early embryo deaths. This observation supports the contention that multiple ET results in significantly more multiple implantations than previously appreciated. Thus embryo survival in utero may represent another major contributory factor to success or failure of IVF.
journal_name
Fertil Steriljournal_title
Fertility and sterilityauthors
Confino E,Demir RH,Friberg J,Gleicher Nsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
1986-11-01 00:00:00pages
897-902issue
5eissn
0015-0282issn
1556-5653pii
S0015-0282(16)49831-6journal_volume
46pub_type
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(00)01550-8
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doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.09.084
更新日期:2010-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.05.057
更新日期:2010-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00100-4
更新日期:1999-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 评论,杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2005-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.05.048
更新日期:2012-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)47590-4
更新日期:1984-02-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.04.030
更新日期:2011-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.03.054
更新日期:2005-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.12.002
更新日期:2005-04-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.01.056
更新日期:2007-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)42377-0
更新日期:1977-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)53537-7
更新日期:1990-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,多中心研究,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2004-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)46456-3
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(97)81509-9
更新日期:1997-08-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
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更新日期:1989-01-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)03218-1
更新日期:2002-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2005.05.028
更新日期:2005-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)03237-x
更新日期:2002-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)41651-1
更新日期:1976-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.08.049
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00242-3
更新日期:1999-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Fertility and sterility
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.09.039
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55677-5
更新日期:1993-02-01 00:00:00