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In this study, we investigated the concentration of sHLA-G (sHLA-G1 and sHLA-G5) in media from 344 single cultured embryos following <jats:italic>in vitro<\/jats:italic> fertilization\/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF\/ICSI). The level of sHLA-G (U\/ml) was tested with a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. We correlated sHLA-G secretion with ovarian stimulation protocols, the type of embryo transfer (fresh or frozen cycle) and the quality of the embryos. The ovarian stimulation protocol affects the secretion of sHLA-G by the embryo. Embryos obtained from the long agonist protocol secreted more sHLA-G than those originating from the short antagonist protocol (p = 0.0001). Embryos whose transfer resulted in a clinical pregnancy and\/or live birth secreted more sHLA-G compared to those whose transfer ended without pregnancy. This was particularly observable in embryos following the long ovarian stimulation protocol and from a frozen embryo cycle. 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