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This study evaluated the association between prior Cu-IUD use and outcomes after embryo transfer in IVF\/ICSI cycles.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This retrospective cohort study included 62,422 embryo transfer cycles (27,692 fresh and 34,730 frozen\u2013thawed embryo transfer cycles) performed between September 2008 and December 2023. Of these, 3,151 cycles involved women with a history of Cu-IUD use and 59,271 cycles involved women without any IUD history. Propensity score matching (1:2) was performed separately for fresh and frozen embryo transfer cohorts. The primary outcome was live birth rate per embryo transfer. Secondary outcomes included biochemical pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, miscarriage, multiple birth, and low birth weight.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>After matching, baseline characteristics were well balanced between groups. In fresh embryo transfer cycles, live birth rates were comparable between women with and without prior Cu-IUD use (28.0% vs. 27.7%; adjusted RR 1.01, 95% CI 0.91\u20131.11). Similar results were observed in frozen embryo transfer cycles (23.1% vs. 23.6%; adjusted RR 0.97, 95% CI 0.87\u20131.07). No significant differences were observed in biochemical pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, miscarriage, multiple birth, or low birth weight between groups in either fresh or frozen embryo transfer cycles. Stratified analyses showed no clinically relevant effect modification by age, AMH, or BMI.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Within this study, prior Cu-IUD use, including long-term use, was not found to be associated with adverse reproductive or neonatal outcomes after embryo transfer in IVF\/ICSI cycles. These results do not provide evidence to support additional ART interventions based solely on prior Cu-IUD history.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcell.2026.1790194","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,30]],"date-time":"2026-04-30T05:41:54Z","timestamp":1777527714000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Prior copper intrauterine device use and reproductive outcomes after embryo transfer in IVF\/ICSI cycles: a propensity score\u2013matched cohort study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"14","author":[{"given":"Wenjie","family":"Huang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Reproductive Medicine, Guangzhou Women and Children\u2019s Medical Center Liuzhou Hospital","place":["Liuzhou, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Reproductive Genetics Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, Yunnan, China"]},{"name":"Department of Reproductive Medicine, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital","place":["Liuzhou, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Liuyan","family":"Wei","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Reproductive Medicine, Guangzhou Women and Children\u2019s Medical Center Liuzhou Hospital","place":["Liuzhou, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Department of Reproductive Medicine, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital","place":["Liuzhou, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Liqiong","family":"Duan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Reproductive Medicine, Guangzhou Women and Children\u2019s Medical Center Liuzhou Hospital","place":["Liuzhou, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Department of Reproductive Medicine, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital","place":["Liuzhou, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Huihui","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Reproductive Genetics Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, Yunnan, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jiaoyan","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Reproductive Genetics Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, Yunnan, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Xiaoping","family":"Ren","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Reproductive Genetics Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, Yunnan, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ni","family":"Tang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Reproductive Medicine, Guangzhou Women and Children\u2019s Medical Center Liuzhou Hospital","place":["Liuzhou, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Department of Reproductive Medicine, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital","place":["Liuzhou, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yanhuan","family":"Ou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Reproductive Medicine, Guangzhou Women and Children\u2019s Medical Center Liuzhou Hospital","place":["Liuzhou, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Department of Reproductive Medicine, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital","place":["Liuzhou, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Li","family":"Fan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Reproductive Medicine, Guangzhou Women and Children\u2019s Medical Center Liuzhou Hospital","place":["Liuzhou, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Department of Reproductive Medicine, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital","place":["Liuzhou, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Zhisong","family":"Chen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Liuzhou Municipal Liutie Central Hospital","place":["Liuzhou, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Huawei","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Reproductive Genetics Department, The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University","place":["Kunming, Yunnan, China"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,4,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"124","DOI":"10.1002\/jcu.22953","article-title":"The effect of copper intrauterine device use duration on uterine and ovarian blood flow parameters: a prospective cross-sectional study","volume":"49","author":"Aksoy","year":"2021","journal-title":"J. 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