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JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY RESEARCH
Volume 45, Issue 12, Pages 2394-2399Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jog.14111
Keywords
assisted reproductive technology; embryo transfer; hormone replacement therapy; morbidly adherent placenta; placenta accreta spectrum
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- JSPS KAKENHI [17H04337, 19K09776]
- AMED [19gk0210016h0002, 19gk0110024h0003]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [17H04337, 19K09776] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Aim To evaluate obstetric outcomes in embryo transfer (ET) during estrogen with progestin hormone replacement therapy (HRT) cycles using assisted reproductive technology (ART). Methods Of the 118 singleton pregnancies conceived with ART and delivered between January 2015 and December 2017, we reviewed the data of 87 cases that had information on HRT at the time of ET. Data on pregnancy outcomes included the presence of small for gestational age fetuses, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, placenta previa (including low-lying placenta), placental abruption and placenta accreta spectrum (including placenta accreta, placenta increta and placenta percreta). We investigated the relationship between HRT cycles and adverse placental outcomes (placenta accreta spectrum, placental abruption, placenta previa, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and small for gestational age fetuses). We then analyzed the associations that correlated with adverse placental outcomes. Results Patients with ET during HRT cycles were more likely to have placenta accreta spectrum. During the study period, 87 out of 118 singleton live births using ART had information on HRT (60 HRT cycles and 27 ovulation cycles). The incidence of placenta accreta spectrum was significantly higher in the HRT cycle group than in the ovulation cycle group (HRT cycle, 31.7% [19 of 60] vs ovulation cycle, 7.4% [2 of 27]; P < 0.01). Conclusion The obstetric outcomes occurring in pregnancies involving HRT use may differ among ET cycles. ET during HRT cycles were associated with adverse obstetric outcomes due to placenta accreta spectrum. The potential interaction between HRT cycles and adverse placental events is novel and warrants further investigation.
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