Volume 26, Issue 4 (July 2024) 26, 415–420; 10.4103/aja202382
Effect of male HBV infection on the outcomes of IVF/ICSI cycles: a retrospective cohort study based on propensity score matching
Zhu, Su-Qin1,2,*; Liao, Xiu-Hua1,*; Jiang, Wen-Wen1; Sun, Yan1; Xu, Hui-Ling1; Chen, Xiao-Jing1; Zheng, Bei-Hong1,3
1Fujian Provincial Reproductive Medicine Center, Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital, College of Clinical Medicine for Obstetrics and Gynecology and Pediatrics, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350001, China 2Fujian Key Laboratory of Prenatal Diagnosis and Birth Defect, Fuzhou 350001, China 3Fujian Maternal-Fetal Clinical Medicine Research Center, Fuzhou 350001, China
Correspondence: Dr. XJ Chen (chenxj0406@163.com) or Dr. BH Zheng (zhengbeihong2010@163.com)
13 February 2024
Abstract |
This study aimed to investigate the effects of male hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection on male fertility, embryonic development, and in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) outcomes. We performed a retrospective cohort study that included 3965 infertile couples who received fresh embryo transfer cycles for the first time at the Fujian Maternity and Child Health Hospital (Fuzhou, China) from January 2018 to January 2021. Infertile couples were categorized based on their HBV infection status into the HBV group (HBV-positive men and HBV-negative women) and the control group (HBV-negative couples). A 1:1 propensity score matching was performed with relatively balanced covariates. Baseline characteristics, semen parameters, laboratory outcomes, clinical outcomes, and obstetric and neonatal outcomes were compared between groups. After propensity score matching, 821 couples were included in each group. Both groups had similar semen parameters and obstetric and neonatal outcomes. The HBV group showed a significantly lower live birth rate than the control group (P < 0.05). The HBV group had a significantly higher abortion rate than the control group (P < 0.05). The rates of high-quality embryos and blastocyst formation were significantly lower in the HBV group than those in the control group (both P < 0.05). In conclusion, in couples who undergo IVF/ICSI, male HBV infection reduces the live birth rate and increases the risk of miscarriage. However, the incidence of low birth weight in women with IVF/ICSI does not increase with male HBV infection.
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