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Despite the potential interplay between endocrine factors and psychological status in ART outcomes, large-scale investigations remain limited. In this prospective study, we enrolled 493 women undergoing\n                    <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic>\n                    fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). We collected baseline demographic data, reproductive history, treatment parameters, sleep quality, and psychological status (via validated questionnaires). We then evaluated the relationships between these variables and clinical pregnancy outcomes. Our analysis revealed that perceived stress, as measured by the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), was a significant predictor of pregnancy outcomes, whereby elevated perceived stress correlated with lower pregnancy rates. In addition, endocrine and clinical parameters\u2014specifically, basal serum LH levels, endometrial thickness on the day of embryo transfer, number of transferred embryos, and the proportion of top-quality embryos\u2014were strongly associated with clinical pregnancy outcomes. These findings underscore the critical interplay between endocrinology and psychology in ART treatment. 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