Association between anti-Müllerian hormone levels during pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes in infertile patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation/intracytoplasmic sperm injection: protocol for a multicentre prospective cohort study

Introduction
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), recognised as the predominant aetiological factor in ovulatory dysfunction-related infertility, accounts for approximately 70% of anovulatory infertility cases. Patients with PCOS have significantly higher anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) levels than their counterparts undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) for non-PCOS indications (eg, male/tubal factors). Several studies have suggested that a high AMH level is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in IVF, particularly preterm delivery. However, most of these studies are retrospective studies, and their results are inconsistent. The majority of AMH measurements are conducted before pregnancy; however, AMH levels fluctuate dynamically during pregnancy. There is a pressing need for a well-structured prospective study to definitively establish whether high AMH levels during pregnancy are associated with IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) pregnancy outcomes in PCOS patients.

Methods and analysis
This prospective cohort study will be conducted at four reproductive medicine centres. The plan is to enrol 1,320 PCOS patients and 1320 non-PCOS women who undergo IVF/ICSI and achieve singleton clinical pregnancies. Serum samples will be collected at about 6 weeks of gestation to measure the serum AMH level. Follow-up visits will be conducted at 12, 28 and 37 weeks of gestation, delivery and 6 weeks after delivery to obtain information about pregnancy outcomes and complications. The primary outcome is preterm delivery.

Ethics and dissemination
The study was approved by the Medical Research Ethics Committee of Peking University Third Hospital (M2022618). Informed consent will be obtained from all patients. The results of this clinical study will be presented at scientific conferences and submitted to a peer-reviewed journal.

Trial registration number
ChiCTR2300068554.

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