Thyroid autoimmunity and IVF/ICSI outcomes in euthyroid women: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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(2020) 18:120
REVIEW
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Thyroid autoimmunity and IVF/ICSI outcomes in euthyroid women: a systematic review and meta-analysis Ashley Venables1, Wilbert Wong2, Mandy Way3 and Hayden Anthony Homer4,5,6*
Abstract Background: Thyroid autoimmunity (TAI) – the presence of anti-thyroid peroxidase and/or anti-thyroglobulin antibodies – affects 8–14% of reproductively-aged women. It is hotly debated whether TAI adversely affects IVF/ICSI outcomes. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the relationship between thyroid autoimmunity (TAI) and IVF/ICSI outcomes, both overall and amongst euthyroid women of known age using strict criteria for grouping pregnancy outcomes. Methods: The review was registered with PROSPERO: CRD42019120947. Searches were undertaken in MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science and Cochrane Database from Inception-March 2020. Primary outcomes were clinical pregnancy rate, clinical miscarriage rate, biochemical pregnancy loss, livebirth rate per-cycle and live birth rate per clinical pregnancy (CP). Results: 14 studies were included in the meta-analysis. Compared with women who tested negative for thyroid autoantibodies (TAI-), there was no significant difference in clinical pregnancy rate overall (OR 0.86; 95%CI [0.70, 1.05]; P = 0.14; 11 studies; I2 = 29.0%), or in euthyroid women (OR 0.88; 95%CI [0.69, 1.12]; P = 0.29; 10 studies; I2 = 32.0%). There was also no significant difference in clinical miscarriage rate overall (OR 1.04; 95%CI [0.52, 2.07]; P = 0.908; 8 studies; I2 = 53%), or in euthyroid women (OR 1.18; 95%CI [0.52, 2.64]; P = 0.69; 7 studies; I2 = 54%). There was no significant difference in biochemical pregnancy loss (OR 1.14; 95%CI [0.48, 2.72]; P = 0.769; 4 studies; I2 = 0.0%), live birth rate per cycle (OR 0.84; 95%CI [0.67, 1.06]; P = 0.145; I2 = 1.7%), live birth rate per clinical pregnancy (OR 0.67; 95%CI [0.28, 1.60]; P = 0.369; I2 = 69.2%), both overall and in euthyroid women as all studies included consisted of euthyroid women only. There was also no significant difference in number of embryos transferred, number of oocytes retrieved, mean maternal age or TSH levels overall or in euthyroid women. Conclusion: The findings of the present study suggest that thyroid autoimmunity has no effect on pregnancy outcomes in euthyroid women alone, or in euthyroid women and women with subclinical hypothyroidism. Keywords: Thyroid autoimmunity, TAI, IVF, ICSI, ART, TSH, Pregnancy outcomes
* Correspondence: [email protected] 4 Christopher Chen Oocyte Biology Research Laboratory, UQ Centre for Clinical Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 5 Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Clinic, Royal Brisbane & Women’s Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Full list of author information is available at the end of the article
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