The impact of sleep on in vitro fertilization embryo transfer outcomes: a prospective study. 2023

Zheng Liu, and Yukun Zheng, and Bingyu Wang, and Jialin Li, and Lang Qin, and Xiao Li, and Xin Liu, and Yuehong Bian, and Zijiang Chen, and Han Zhao, and Shigang Zhao
Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China; Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology of Ministry of Education, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China; Shandong Key Laboratory of Reproductive Medicine, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China; Shandong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Reproductive Health, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China; Shandong Technology Innovation Center for Reproductive Health, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China; National Research Center for Assisted Reproductive Technology and Reproductive Genetics, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People's Republic of China.

To prospectively examine the association between sleep quality before embryo transfer with pregnancy outcomes in a population with infertility. Prospective observational cohort study. Center for Reproductive Medicine, Shandong University. From 7,847 women who enrolled from July 2019 to July 2020, 3,183 were eligible. Information about sleep, including sleep quality, sleep duration, and sleep chronology, were collected before embryo transfer using an integrated questionnaire. Sleep quality is quantified by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) with a cut-point of 5 (PSQI >5 identifying poor sleep vs. PSQI ≤5 identifying good sleep). Average weekly sleep duration was calculated and divided into 5 groups (≤7, 7-8, 8-9, 9-10, and >10 h/d). In defining sleep chronotype, women with a sleep midpoint earlier than 2:30 AM were defined as morningness type, whereas those with a sleep midpoint later than 3:30 AM were defined as eveningness type, and the remainder were defined as an intermediate type. Rate of clinical pregnancy and live birth. Compared with those reporting poor sleep quality, those reporting good sleep quality showed higher clinical pregnancy (69.3% vs. 65.1%) and live birth rates (50.5% vs. 45.7%). After adjusting for confounding factors, women who self-reported good sleep had a higher probability of acquiring clinical pregnancy (RR, 1.07; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.13) and of live birth (RR, 1.12; 95% confidence interval, 1.02-1.23). Women with the morningness chronotype had the lowest rates of clinical pregnancy and live birth and had the highest rate of miscarriage. Sleep duration was found to have no significant association with any outcomes. In the stratified analyses, the positive associations of good sleep quality with clinical pregnancy and live birth existed only among women younger than 35 years old or who had undergone fresh embryo transfer. Good sleep quality was positively associated with outcomes in in vitro fertilization embryo transfer (IVF-ET), particularly with clinical pregnancy and live birth. Poor sleep quality may be a risk factor for adverse IVF-ET outcomes for women <35 years old. Treating sleep disorders and providing sleep behavior guidance to patients receiving IVF-ET may improve pregnancy outcomes.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011256 Pregnancy Outcome Results of conception and ensuing pregnancy, including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; or SPONTANEOUS ABORTION. The outcome may follow natural or artificial insemination or any of the various ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, such as EMBRYO TRANSFER or FERTILIZATION IN VITRO. Outcome, Pregnancy,Outcomes, Pregnancy,Pregnancy Outcomes
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D004624 Embryo Transfer The transfer of mammalian embryos from an in vivo or in vitro environment to a suitable host to improve pregnancy or gestational outcome in human or animal. In human fertility treatment programs, preimplantation embryos ranging from the 4-cell stage to the blastocyst stage are transferred to the uterine cavity between 3-5 days after FERTILIZATION IN VITRO. Blastocyst Transfer,Tubal Embryo Transfer,Tubal Embryo Stage Transfer,Embryo Transfers,Transfer, Embryo,Transfers, Embryo
D005260 Female Females
D005307 Fertilization in Vitro An assisted reproductive technique that includes the direct handling and manipulation of oocytes and sperm to achieve fertilization in vitro. Test-Tube Fertilization,Fertilizations in Vitro,In Vitro Fertilization,Test-Tube Babies,Babies, Test-Tube,Baby, Test-Tube,Fertilization, Test-Tube,Fertilizations, Test-Tube,In Vitro Fertilizations,Test Tube Babies,Test Tube Fertilization,Test-Tube Baby,Test-Tube Fertilizations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D012890 Sleep A readily reversible suspension of sensorimotor interaction with the environment, usually associated with recumbency and immobility. Sleep Habits,Sleeping Habit,Sleeping Habits,Habit, Sleep,Habit, Sleeping,Habits, Sleep,Habits, Sleeping,Sleep Habit

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