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Patients were divided into five groups on the basis of serum E2 levels measured on the day of antagonist administration (Group I: E2 &lt; 400 pg\/mL, Group II: 400 \u2264 E2 &lt; 650 pg\/mL, Group III: 650 \u2264 E2 &lt; 800 pg\/mL, Group IV:800 \u2264 E2 &lt; 1000 pg\/mL, and Group V: E2 \u2265 1000 pg\/mL). The independent effect of serum E2 levels on live birth was analyzed via an adjusted regression model. Results: A total of 1613 patients were included in the study. The overall LBR was 32.1%. The LBRs for Groups I, II, III, IV, and V were 28.9%, 37.8%, 26.4%, 32.2%, and 34.1%, respectively (p = 0.017). In the adjusted regression model, serum E2 levels measured on the day of antagonist administration &lt; 400 pg\/mL (OR: 0.752, 95% CI: 0.580\u20130.999, p = 0.048) and 650 \u2264 E2 &lt; 800 pg\/mL (OR: 0.595, 95% CI: 0.388\u20130.911, p = 0.011) were identified as factors that reduce the likelihood of a live birth, adjusting for age, infertility duration, body mass index (BMI), cycle number, quality of embryo, and number of embryos transferred. Conclusions: The serum E2 level associated with the highest LBR in women undergoing IVF-ET with an antagonist protocol was found to be in the range of 400\u2013650. Serum E2 levels &lt; 400 pg\/mL or in the range of 650\u2013800 pg\/mL were statistically significantly associated with a reduced LBR.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina61040741","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,17]],"date-time":"2025-04-17T20:50:46Z","timestamp":1744923046000},"page":"741","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Relationship Between Estradiol Levels Measured on the Initiation Day of GnRH Antagonist Treatment and Pregnancy Outcomes in Patients Receiving the Antagonist Protocol"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"61","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9440-4193","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"P\u0131nar","family":"Kara\u00e7in","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gynecology, Etlik City Hospital, Ankara 06010, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Runa","family":"\u00d6zel\u00e7i","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gynecology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Training and Research Hospital, Ankara 06010, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5080-0650","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Enes","family":"Kumcu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gynecology, Etlik City Hospital, Ankara 06010, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dilek","family":"Kaya Kaplano\u011flu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gynecology, Adana Y\u00fcre\u011fir State Hospital, Adana 01240, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Serdar","family":"Dilbaz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gynecology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Training and Research Hospital, Ankara 06010, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-1011-3848","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yaprak","family":"\u00dcst\u00fcn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Gynecology, Etlik Zubeyde Hanim Training and Research Hospital, Ankara 06010, T\u00fcrkiye"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,17]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"307","DOI":"10.1093\/humupd\/dmac040","article-title":"What is the optimal GnRH antagonist protocol for ovarian stimulation during ART treatment? 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