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Patients with a confirmed intrauterine pregnancy at the first transvaginal ultrasound scan (\u2264\u20099\u2009+\u20096\u2009weeks' gestation) after ET were included for analysis of pregnancy outcome. Data collected included the date of ET, embryo stage at transfer, early\u2010pregnancy ultrasound measurements, including crown\u2013rump length (CRL) and mean sac diameter (MSD), and expected gestational age. The endpoint was viability at the 11\u201314\u2010week dating scan. CRL growth was modeled against gestational age using quadratic regression. The diagnostic performance of a range of gestational\u2010age cut\u2010offs for identifying miscarriage was evaluated using sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value (PPV).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n A total of 10\u2009009 IVF pregnancies were included, of which 8223 (82.2%) were viable at 11\u201314\u2009weeks and 1786 (17.8%) were non\u2010viable. A significant difference was found in the distribution of CRL measurements at the first ultrasound scan between pregnancies that were found to be viable and those that were non\u2010viable at the subsequent 11\u201314\u2010week scan (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009<\u20090.001). When stratified by gestational age based on the date of ET, viable pregnancies had a higher median CRL than pregnancies of the same gestational age that subsequently ended in miscarriage,\u00a0although there was a degree of overlap in the distribution of CRL values between the two groups. Furthermore, among pregnancies that were viable at 11\u201314\u2009weeks, significant variability was seen in CRL and MSD measurements at each gestational age. The estimated mean CRL growth rate was 0.926\u2009mm\/day from when CRL was first measurable. The ultrasound finding of an empty gestational sac at or beyond 47\u2009days' gestation based on the date of ET (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009406) had a PPV of 100% and specificity of 100% (95%\u2009CI, 94.9\u2013100%) for first\u2010trimester miscarriage.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n \n Early\u2010pregnancy ultrasound measurements in IVF pregnancy show wide physiological variability at any given gestational age, even when gestational age can be calculated precisely from the date of ET. An empty gestational sac at or beyond 47\u2009days' gestation was associated with 100% PPV and 100% specificity for non\u2010viable pregnancy. Further external validation in independent cohorts is required to confirm this potential threshold for diagnosing miscarriage in IVF pregnancy. \u00a9 2026 The Author(s).\n Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology<\/jats:italic>\n published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/uog.70349","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,10,12]],"date-time":"2026-10-12T15:34:42Z","timestamp":1791819282000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Growth trajectory and miscarriage diagnosis threshold in early\n IVF<\/scp>\n pregnancy: multicenter study"],"prefix":"10.1002","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8852-0892","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"S.","family":"Murugesu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London UK"},{"name":"Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction Imperial College London London UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"A.","family":"Richardson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CARE Fertility Nottingham UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1436-5433","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"A.","family":"Shearer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"S.","family":"Sheth","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust London UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"D.","family":"Nikolaou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Trust London UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"D.","family":"Balfoussia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"M.","family":"Mittal","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust London UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"K.","family":"Linton\u2010Reid","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Cancer and Surgery Imperial College London UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"E. 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