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Endocrinol."],"abstract":"<jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      To assess and compare the feasibility of progestin-primed ovarian stimulation (PPOS) protocol with mild stimulation protocol for advanced age women with diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) undergoing their first\n                      <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                      fertilization (IVF)\/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycle.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients aged \u226535 years and DOR undergoing their first IVF\/ICSI cycle were enrolled in this retrospective cohort study: 139 and 600 patients underwent the PPOS and mild stimulation protocols, respectively. The primary outcomes were cumulative clinical pregnancy rate (CCPR) and cumulative live birth rate (CLBR). The secondary outcomes were the number of oocytes retrieved and top-quality embryos.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      There was nearly no significant difference of baseline characteristics between the two groups. Although a greater amount of total gonadotropin (1906.61 \u00b1 631.04 IU vs. 997.72 \u00b1 705.73 IU,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt;0.001) and longer duration of stimulation (9 (10\u20137) vs. 6 (8\u20134),\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt;0.001) were observed in the PPOS group, the number of retrieved oocytes (3 (6\u20132) vs. 2 (4\u20131),\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt;0.001) and top-quality embryos (1 (2\u20130) vs. 1 (2\u20130),\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.038) was greater in the PPOS group than the mild stimulation group. Meanwhile, the incidence of premature luteinizing hormone (LH) surge rate was significantly lower in the PPOS group (0.7% vs.8.3%,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.001) than the mild stimulation group. However, there was no significant difference in conservative CCPR, conservative CLBR, optimistic CCPR, and optimistic CLBR between the two groups (all\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;gt;0.05). A multivariate logistic regression model showed significant positive effects of the number of retrieved oocytes and number of top-quality embryos on conservative CCPR (OR=1.236, 95%CI: 1.048\u20131.456,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.012, OR=2.313, 95%CI: 1.676\u20133.194,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt;0.001) and conservative CLBR (OR=1.250, 95%CI: 1.036\u20131.508,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.020, OR=2.634, 95%CI: 1.799\u20133.857,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt;0.001) respectively, while significant negative effects of age were identified for conservative CCPR (OR=0.805, 95%CI: 0.739\u20130.877,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt;0.001) and conservative CLBR (OR=0.797, 95%CI: 0.723\u20130.879,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &amp;lt;0.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The PPOS protocol is an effective alternative to the mild stimulation protocol for advanced age patients with DOR, as it provides comparable reproductive outcomes and better control of premature LH surge. 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