The number of oocytes associated with maximum cumulative live birth rates per aspiration depends on female age: a population study of 221 221 treatment cycles

作者：Yin Jun Law, Ning Zhang, Christos Venetis, Georgina Chambers, Katie Harris · 发表于：Human Reproduction · 年份：2019 · DOI：10.1093/humrep/dez100 · 被引用次数：102 · 研究领域：Reproductive Biology and Fertility、Ovarian function and disorders、Reproductive Health and Technologies

STUDY QUESTION: What is the number of oocytes where the maximum cumulative live birth rate per aspiration (CLBR) is observed during ART in women of different ages? SUMMARY ANSWER: The maximum CLBR was observed when around 25 oocytes were retrieved in women between 18-35 years of age, around 9 oocytes in women more than 45 years of age and continued to increase beyond 30 oocytes in women between 36-44 years of age. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: The live birth rate per fresh or frozen/thaw embryo transfer (FET) procedure has traditionally been the main measure of ART success. However, with the introduction of highly efficient embryo cryopreservation methods, CLBR encompassing live delivery outcomes from the fresh and all subsequent FET following a single ovarian stimulation and oocyte collection is increasingly viewed as a more meaningful measure of treatment success. There is evidence suggesting that larger oocyte yields are associated with increased likelihood of cumulative live birth per aspiration. Whether this association is the same across female ages has not yet been properly investigated. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION: This is a large retrospective population-based cohort study using data from the Australian and New Zealand Assisted Reproduction Database (ANZARD). ANZARD contains information from all ART treatment cycles carried out in all fertility centres in Australia and New Zealand. Overall, 221 221 autologous oocyte aspiration cycles carried out between January 2009 to Dec...