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The model development cohort included 1581 women with a positive\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG test after single euploid FET in the United Arab Emirates between March 2017 and June 2023. The external validation cohort comprised 1171 women who underwent FET (with or without preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT\u2010A)) resulting in a positive\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG test between January 2020 and December 2023 in the USA.\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG level was measured on approximately day 10 after FET and was repeated thereafter, allowing estimation of the daily increase in\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG. The association of clinical and embryological factors with initial\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG level and subsequent daily\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG increase was evaluated using multivariable linear regression analysis. The iHOPE prognostic model for live birth was built using repeated measurements of\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG following single euploid FET, and was validated internally and externally. Model performance was evaluated using the area under the receiver\u2010operating\u2010characteristics curve (AUC) and calibration slope.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Of 1581 pregnancies in the model development cohort, 1191 (75.3%) resulted in live birth. Of 1171 pregnancies in the external validation cohort, 395 were from an untested embryo, of which 261 (66.1%) resulted in live birth, and 776 were from a PGT\u2010A\u2010tested embryo, of which 566 (72.9%) resulted in live birth. In the model development cohort, trophectoderm quality was associated significantly with initial\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG level\n Z<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010score among pregnancies resulting in live birth (Grade\u2009B\n vs<\/jats:italic>\n Grade\u2009A:\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n , \u22120.19 (95%\u2009CI, \u22120.34 to \u22120.04),\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.011; Grade\u2009C\n vs<\/jats:italic>\n Grade\u2009A:\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n , \u22120.59 (95%\u2009CI, \u22120.83 to \u22120.35),\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001). Women with a higher body mass index (BMI) had a lower initial\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG level\n Z<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010score and lower subsequent\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG increase among pregnancies resulting in live birth (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001 for both). Compared with pregnancy resulting in live birth, early clinical pregnancy loss, biochemical pregnancy and pregnancy of unknown location\/ectopic pregnancy had significantly lower initial\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG level\n Z<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010scores and lower subsequent\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG increases (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001 for all). On internal cross\u2010validation, the iHOPE prognostic model based on repeated\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG measurements had a mean\u2009\u00b1\u2009SD AUC of 0.79\u2009\u00b1\u20090.04 and good calibration for probabilistic estimation of live birth. In the external validation cohort, trophectoderm quality (Grade\u2009B\n vs<\/jats:italic>\n Grade\u2009A:\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n , \u22120.19 (95%\u2009CI, \u22120.34 to \u22120.05),\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.007; Grade\u2009C\n vs<\/jats:italic>\n Grade\u2009A:\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n , \u22120.63 (95%\u2009CI, \u22120.90 to \u22120.37),\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001), time of expanded blastulation (\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n , \u22120.02 (95%\u2009CI, \u22120.02 to \u22120.01),\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001), patient BMI (\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n , \u22120.04 (95%\u2009CI, \u22120.05 to \u22120.03),\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001) and PGT\u2010A testing (\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n , \u22120.16 (95%\u2009CI, \u22120.30 to \u22120.03),\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u20090.017) were associated significantly with initial\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG level\n Z<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010score. On external validation, the AUC for the prediction of live birth using the repeated\u2010measurements model was 0.79 (95%\u2009CI, 0.75\u20130.83) and 0.84 (95%\u2009CI, 0.80\u20130.88) for PGT\u2010A\u2010tested and untested embryos, respectively. Calibration in the external validation cohort was better for PGT\u2010A\u2010tested embryos compared with untested embryos, as the model slightly overpredicted live\u2010birth probabilities in the latter group. The iHOPE model is available for use online and as a mobile application.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n \n Initial serum\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG level following FET is affected by PGT\u2010A. The iHOPE prognostic model, using repeated\n \u03b2<\/jats:italic>\n \u2010hCG measurements, demonstrates robust calibration and acceptable predictive capability for live birth. 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