Medscape October 30, 2024
Edited by Lora McGlade

TOPLINE:

Female physicians and nonphysicians have similar assisted reproductive technology (ART) outcomes, with no significant difference in live birth rates, and female physicians achieve pregnancy slightly faster. However, female physicians have higher rates of infertility.

METHODOLOGY:

  • Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study using data from 248 female physicians and 3470 nonphysicians who underwent 10,095 ART cycles at a single academic center in Boston.
  • The primary outcome was live birth rate per transfer, with secondary outcomes including implantation rate, early pregnancy loss rate, and time to pregnancy.
  • Patients were monitored with lab testing for estrogen and progesterone, as well as transvaginal ultrasonograms during their ovarian stimulation cycles.
  • Oocyte retrievals were performed 36 hours after triggering with human chorionic gonadotropin, leuprolide,...

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