Journal of International Reproductive Health/Family Planning ›› 2025, Vol. 44 ›› Issue (6): 441-447.doi: 10.12280/gjszjk.20250131

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The Current Situation of Appropriate Medication in IVF Patients and Its Impact on Pregnancy Outcomes

TONG Chen-ye, QIAN Wen, HUANG Li-min, JI Hong, NI Ying()   

  1. Department of Nursing (TONG Chen-ye),Reproductive Medicine Center (QIAN Wen, HUANG Li-min, JI Hong, NI Ying), Ruijin Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
  • Received:2025-03-20 Published:2025-11-15 Online:2025-11-18
  • Contact: NI Ying, E-mail: ny21085@rjh.com.cn

Abstract:

Objective: To investigate the status of appropriate medication at the different stages of in vitro fertilization (IVF) in infertility patients undergoing IVF treatment, and its effects on clinical pregnancy. Methods: From June 2024 to December 2024, a total of 369 female patients with IVF were selected from Reproductive Medicine Center of Ruijin Hospital of Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine. The patient were investigated by general information questionnaire, medication accuracy and medication guidance satisfaction questionnaire, self-efficacy for appropriate medication use scale (SEAMS), perceived social support scale (PSSS) at the different stages of IVF treatment. The influencing factors of the final pregnancy outcome were screened by multivariate Logistic regression analysis. Results: About 48.78%(180/369) to 55.28%(204/369) of the patients didn′t have high medication adherence at the different stages of IVF, with the ′uncertain factors′ dimension having the lowest score rate. The SEAMS scores, medication guidance satisfaction scores, and PSSS scores at different stages were positively correlated with each other (P<0.001). Logistic regression analysis found that, age≤30 years old (OR=0.35,95%CI:0.19-0.66,P=0.001), age 31-35 years old (OR=0.37,95%CI:0.20-0.66,P=0.001), medium score of SEAMS during transplantation cycle (OR=0.29,95%CI:0.13-0.61,P=0.001), and≥3 types of daily medication delivery routes in luteal support period (OR=0.53,95%CI:0.29-0.98,P=0.048), and the high satisfaction score of medication guidance during luteal support period (OR=0.72,95%CI:0.60-0.88,P=0.001) were the protective factors for successful clinical pregnancy. Conclusions: Paying attention to the age of IVF patients, the types of medication delivery routes and conditions of medication during the transplantation stage, taking corresponding measures to guide medication, and improving their satisfaction, can improve the success rate of clinical pregnancy in IVF patients.

Key words: Fertilization in vitro, Embryo transfer, Pregnancy outcomes, Root cause analysis, Appropriate medication use