Evaluating effects of exposures on embryo viability and uterine receptivity in in vitro fertilization. 1998

H Zhou, and C R Weinberg
Department of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599, USA. zhou@niehs.nih.gov

We consider models for the occurrence of pregnancy following in vitro fertilization. In this clinical protocol, implantation depends on two factors: the receptivity of the uterus and the viability of at least one of the embryos transferred to the uterus. This work is motivated by the need to identify reliable bio-markers for these two factors, in order to enhance the success rate for couples undergoing this procedure. We present a general latent variable structure model for outcomes that take either one of two possible forms: as summed Bernoullis, based on an ultrasound count of gestational sacs, or as aggregated Bernoullis, based only on the outcome of a biochemical pregnancy test. We allow both uterine receptivity and embryo viability to be influenced by covariates. The proposed latent variable structure allows us to utilize the existing statistical packages to maximize an otherwise intractable likelihood function. The method is sufficiently flexible to permit any valid choice of link function. We illustrate by applying the method to a recent study of in vitro fertilization carried out in North Carolina. The number of cells at transfer is evidently a marker for embryo viability.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008940 Mitotic Index An expression of the number of mitoses found in a stated number of cells. Index, Mitotic,Indices, Mitotic,Mitotic Indices
D009657 North Carolina State bounded on the north by Virginia, on the east and Southeast by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Georgia and South Carolina, and on the west by Tennessee.
D010043 Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care Evaluation procedures that focus on both the outcome or status (OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT) of the patient at the end of an episode of care - presence of symptoms, level of activity, and mortality; and the process (ASSESSMENT, PROCESS) - what is done for the patient diagnostically and therapeutically. Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care),Donabedian Model,Donabedian Triad,Outcome and Process Assessment,Structure Process Outcome Triad,Model, Donabedian,Triad, Donabedian
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
D011258 Pregnancy Tests Tests to determine whether or not an individual is pregnant. Pregnancy Test,Test, Pregnancy,Tests, Pregnancy
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
D005328 Fetal Viability The potential of the FETUS to survive outside the UTERUS after birth, natural or induced. Fetal viability depends largely on the FETAL ORGAN MATURITY, and environmental conditions. Viability, Fetal
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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