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Clinical utility of the endometrial receptivity analysis in women with prior failed transfers
Laura E Eisman1, Margareta D Pisarska1, Sahar Wertheimer1
1Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 8635 West 3rd Street, 160 West Tower, Los Angeles, CA, 90048, USA.
Purpose:
To determine the utility of the endometrial receptivity analysis (ERA) in women with prior failed embryo transfers (ET).
Methods:
This was a retrospective study of patients who underwent an ERA test with a subsequent frozen ET. Women were classified based on their indication for an ERA test: (1) ≥ 1 prior failed ET (cases), or (2) as a prophylactic measure (controls). A subset analysis of women with ≥ 3 prior failed transfers was performed. Pregnancy outcomes of the subsequent cycle were examined, including conception, clinical pregnancy, and ongoing pregnancy/live birth.
Results:
A total of 222 women were included, 131 (59%) women with ≥ 1 prior failed ET and 91 (41%) controls. Among the 131 women with ≥ 1 prior failed ET, 20 women (9%) had ≥ 3 prior failed ETs. The proportion of non-receptive ERA tests in the three groups were the following: 45% (≥ 1 prior failed ET), 40% (≥ 3 prior failed ETs), and 52% (controls). The results did not differ between cases and controls. The pregnancy outcomes did not differ between women with ≥ 1 prior failed ET and controls. In women with ≥ 3 prior failed ETs, there was a lower ongoing pregnancy/live birth rate (28% vs 54%, P = 0.046).
Conclusion:
Women with ≥ 1 prior failed ET and ≥ 3 prior failed ETs had a similar prevalence of non-receptive endometrium compared to controls. Women with ≥ 3 prior failed ETs had a lower ongoing pregnancy/live birth rate despite a personalized FET, suggesting that there are additional factors in implantation failure beyond an adjustment in progesterone exposure.
