The optimal route of progesterone administration for luteal phase support in a frozen embryo transfer: a systematic review

<h3>Objective</h3><p dir="ltr">To investigate the optimal route of progesterone administration for luteal phase support in a frozen embryo transfer.</p><h3>Design</h3><p dir="ltr">Systematic review.</p><h3>Patients</h3>&...

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Main Author: Abdulla Almohammadi (14158848) (author)
Other Authors: Ainharan Raveendran (6834528) (author), Mairead Black (3179880) (author), Abha Maheshwari (493389) (author)
Published: 2022
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Mairead Black (3179880)
Abha Maheshwari (493389)
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Ainharan Raveendran (6834528)
Mairead Black (3179880)
Abha Maheshwari (493389)
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Ainharan Raveendran (6834528)
Mairead Black (3179880)
Abha Maheshwari (493389)
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Clinical sciences
Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
Reproductive medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Frozen embryo transfer
Progesterone
Live birth
Miscarriage
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description <h3>Objective</h3><p dir="ltr">To investigate the optimal route of progesterone administration for luteal phase support in a frozen embryo transfer.</p><h3>Design</h3><p dir="ltr">Systematic review.</p><h3>Patients</h3><p dir="ltr">Women undergoing frozen embryo transfer (FET).</p><h3>Interventions</h3><p dir="ltr">We conducted an extensive database search of Medline (PubMed), Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Trials Register using relevant keywords and their combinations to find randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the routes (i.e., oral, vaginal, intramuscular) of progesterone administration for luteal phase support (LPS) in artificial FET.</p><h3>Main outcome measures</h3><p dir="ltr">Clinical pregnancy, live birth, miscarriage.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Four RCTs with 3245 participants undergoing artificial endometrial preparation (EP) cycles during FET were found to be eligible. Four trials compared vaginal progesterone with intramuscular progesterone and two trials compared vaginal progesterone with oral progesterone. One study favored of vaginal versus oral progesterone for clinical pregnancy rates (RR 0.45, 95% CI 0.22–0.92) and other study favored intramuscular versus vaginal progesterone for clinical pregnancy rates (RR 1.46, 95% CI 1.21–1.76) and live birth rates (RR 1.62, 95% CI 1.28–2.05). Tabulation of overall evidence strength assessment showed low-quality evidence on the basis that for each outcome-comparison pair, there were deficiencies in either directness of outcome measurement or study quality.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">There was little consensus and evidence was heterogeneous on the optimal route of administration of progesterone for LPS during FET in artificial EP cycles. This warrants more trials, indirect comparisons, and network meta-analyses.</p><h3>PROPERO No</h3><p dir="ltr">CRD42021251017.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00404-022-06674-2" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00404-022-06674-2</a></p>
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spelling The optimal route of progesterone administration for luteal phase support in a frozen embryo transfer: a systematic reviewAbdulla Almohammadi (14158848)Ainharan Raveendran (6834528)Mairead Black (3179880)Abha Maheshwari (493389)Biomedical and clinical sciencesClinical sciencesPharmacology and pharmaceutical sciencesReproductive medicineObstetrics and GynecologyFrozen embryo transferProgesteroneLive birthMiscarriage<h3>Objective</h3><p dir="ltr">To investigate the optimal route of progesterone administration for luteal phase support in a frozen embryo transfer.</p><h3>Design</h3><p dir="ltr">Systematic review.</p><h3>Patients</h3><p dir="ltr">Women undergoing frozen embryo transfer (FET).</p><h3>Interventions</h3><p dir="ltr">We conducted an extensive database search of Medline (PubMed), Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Trials Register using relevant keywords and their combinations to find randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the routes (i.e., oral, vaginal, intramuscular) of progesterone administration for luteal phase support (LPS) in artificial FET.</p><h3>Main outcome measures</h3><p dir="ltr">Clinical pregnancy, live birth, miscarriage.</p><h3>Results</h3><p dir="ltr">Four RCTs with 3245 participants undergoing artificial endometrial preparation (EP) cycles during FET were found to be eligible. Four trials compared vaginal progesterone with intramuscular progesterone and two trials compared vaginal progesterone with oral progesterone. One study favored of vaginal versus oral progesterone for clinical pregnancy rates (RR 0.45, 95% CI 0.22–0.92) and other study favored intramuscular versus vaginal progesterone for clinical pregnancy rates (RR 1.46, 95% CI 1.21–1.76) and live birth rates (RR 1.62, 95% CI 1.28–2.05). Tabulation of overall evidence strength assessment showed low-quality evidence on the basis that for each outcome-comparison pair, there were deficiencies in either directness of outcome measurement or study quality.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p dir="ltr">There was little consensus and evidence was heterogeneous on the optimal route of administration of progesterone for LPS during FET in artificial EP cycles. This warrants more trials, indirect comparisons, and network meta-analyses.</p><h3>PROPERO No</h3><p dir="ltr">CRD42021251017.</p><h2>Other Information</h2><p dir="ltr">Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics<br>License: <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0</a><br>See article on publisher's website: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00404-022-06674-2" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00404-022-06674-2</a></p>2022-08-09T06:00:00ZTextJournal contributioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersiontextcontribution to journal10.1007/s00404-022-06674-2https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/The_optimal_route_of_progesterone_administration_for_luteal_phase_support_in_a_frozen_embryo_transfer_a_systematic_review/21597036CC BY 4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:figshare.com:article/215970362022-08-09T06:00:00Z
spellingShingle The optimal route of progesterone administration for luteal phase support in a frozen embryo transfer: a systematic review
Abdulla Almohammadi (14158848)
Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences
Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
Reproductive medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Frozen embryo transfer
Progesterone
Live birth
Miscarriage
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title The optimal route of progesterone administration for luteal phase support in a frozen embryo transfer: a systematic review
title_full The optimal route of progesterone administration for luteal phase support in a frozen embryo transfer: a systematic review
title_fullStr The optimal route of progesterone administration for luteal phase support in a frozen embryo transfer: a systematic review
title_full_unstemmed The optimal route of progesterone administration for luteal phase support in a frozen embryo transfer: a systematic review
title_short The optimal route of progesterone administration for luteal phase support in a frozen embryo transfer: a systematic review
title_sort The optimal route of progesterone administration for luteal phase support in a frozen embryo transfer: a systematic review
topic Biomedical and clinical sciences
Clinical sciences
Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences
Reproductive medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Frozen embryo transfer
Progesterone
Live birth
Miscarriage