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Recently, machine learning (ML) has garnered significant attention in biomedical research, enabling creation of predictive models that can personalize disease treatment based on measurable variables, thereby aiding in the development of diagnostic tools. In this study, 28 predictor variables were selected preliminarily; after a multicollinearity test, 20 predictors were selected for the classification task and modelled as a binary supervised classification problem. Seven ML algorithms were evaluated, including Logistic Regression, Random Forest, Decision Tree, Support Vector Machine, Na\u00efve Bayes, K-Nearest Neighbour, and Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost). Statistical analysis showed that anti-M\u00fcllerian hormone (AMH) can serve as a biomarker for diagnosing PCOS and evaluating ovarian reserve. Female fertility has been associated negatively with waist circumference (r = \u22120.35), systolic blood pressure (r = \u22120.30), poor ovarian reserve (r = \u22120.28), and triglycerides (r = \u22120.33), suggesting a possible link between these metabolic factors and female infertility. Among the models tested, Na\u00efve Bayes and Logistic Regression provided the most reliable and generalizable performance. The incorporation of SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) analysis enhanced the interpretability of the models, identifying polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS, previously known as polycystic ovarian syndrome\u2014PCOS), AMH, poor ovarian reserve, menstrual cycle irregularity, systolic blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), fasting glucose, and triglycerides as the most influential predictors of female fertility. However, future studies incorporating data from multiple centres, comprising a larger, more representative population, and using more interpretable models could enhance the reliability of ML in clinical decision-making.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/bioengineering13070782","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,9]],"date-time":"2026-07-09T14:17:51Z","timestamp":1783606671000},"page":"782","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Application of Machine Learning Algorithms for Evaluating Predictors and Developing Diagnostic Models for Female Infertility Classification"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Anwesha","family":"Dey","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar 788011, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2596-3674","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sandipan","family":"Das","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar 788011, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rinku","family":"Saha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mediland Hospital and Research Centre, Silchar 788001, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9228-9398","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Filomena","family":"Mottola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Environmental, Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences and Technologies, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 81100 Caserta, Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kushal Kumar","family":"Kar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Mediland Hospital and Research Centre, Silchar 788001, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-1980-7034","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yogisharadhya","family":"Revanaiah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ICAR-National Institute of High Security Animal Diseases, Bhopal 462022, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2765-6176","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Israel Maldonado","family":"Rosas","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Citmer Reproductive Medicine, Mexico City 11520, Mexico"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4174-1852","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shubhadeep","family":"Roychoudhury","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar 788011, India"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"WHO (2025, September 04). 1 in 6 People Globally Affected by Infertility: WHO. 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