DR G A RAMA RAJU
Krishna Ivf clinic
Visakhapatnam
INDIA
PROGESTERONE MEASUREMENT
DR Subhas
Mukherjee
Architect of worlds second test tube
baby
Refhttp://www.drsubhasmukherjee.com/doctor_subhas_mukh
erjee_life.html
1931 Born
in Bihar
PhD
Calcutta
university
PhD
Edinburgh
university
worked on
LH
SALUTATAIONS
Russel marker
Extracted
progesterone from
bark
Made synthetic progesterone
Empowered women by his
discovery
pill
WHYSHOULDWEMEASURE PROGESTERONE
Current
interpretation
of
progesterone
value
High progesterone levels will
advance the window of
implantation.
The question of whether PE on the
day of hCG administration affects
the outcomes of IVF is still being
debated [2–12].
large-sample meta-analysis
confirmed the adverse effect of PE
on IVF pregnancy outcomes
ARETHESE
RECOMMENDATIONS
DAY 3 transfer
Serum progesterone
1.0 ng/ml had a
detrimental effect on
CPRs.
effect worsened when
the progesterone
concentration
reached 1.5 ng/ml.
DAY 5 transfer
Serum progesterone
cycles, the detrimental
effect did not appear
until the progesterone
concentration reached
1.75 ng/ml
WHENWAS FIRSTTHOUGHTTHERE IS ROLE FOR
PROGESTERONE
 In 1991, a report from Schoolcraft et al. (1991) drew attention to
the fact that in certain patients, progesterone still rose above
normal follicular phase levels prior to hCG administration in spite
of gonadotropin suppression by GnRH-a.
Early suggestions
Silverberg KM, Burns
WN, Olive DL, Riehl
RM, Shenken RS.
Serum progesterone levels
predict success of the IVF/ET in
patients stimulated with
leuprolide acetate and human
menopausal
gonadotropins. J Clin Endocrinol
Metab. 1991;73:797–803.
MioY, OnaharaY,
Sekijima A, HaradaT,
IwabeT,Terakawa N.
Subtle rise in serum
progesterone during the
follicular phase as
predictor of the outcome of in-
vitro fertilization. Fertil
Steril.1992;58:159–65.
Do we realise ?
Premature
luteinization.
Premature
progesterone rise
(PPR),
Premature luteinization (“premature LH surge”) occurs when prior
to the plannedinitiation of the hCG trigger, a progressive rise in LH,
irreversibly?
Premature
luteinization.
Premature progesterone raise (Ppr) refers to a rise in serum progesterone (P)
levels on the day of hCG administration. cut-off level differed from 0.8 to
2 ng/mL.
.
Premature
progesterone rise
(PPR),
LHsurges,thereisstill5%to30%chanceofasubtlepre-ovulatoryrisein
theserumprogesterone(P)duringstimulatedIVFcycles
Variables
AGE
BMI
FSH
AFC
Duration of
stimulation
Dosage of
gonadotrophin
Number of
follicles
Estradiol on
triggering day
Number of
oocyte
Ovarian
sensitivity
The
relationship
betweenserum
progesterone
levelsand
clinical
pregnancyrates
Progesterone and Embryo quality
Literature
interpretation
You
should
do it
Don’t
Freeze
all
WHY DOWE HAVECONFUSIONABOUT IT
 (Fleming, 2008), Dr Fleming suggests that measurements of progesterone during
the follicular phase using commercial assays are unreliable and this might explain
the lack of association between progesterone elevation and probability of
pregnancy in the meta-analysis byVenetis et al. (2007)
Duration of progesterone
Durationof
progesterone
Patient
Assay
Stimulation
protocol
clinic
Patient
VariablesAGE
1
BMI
2
FSH
3
AFC
4
Role of adrenal
evaluation.
Cyp21 polymorphism
 Specifically, 21-hydroxylase converts
progesterone and 17α-
hydroxyprogesterone into 11-
deoxycorticosterone and 11-
deoxycortisol, respectively, by
hydroxylating at the C21 position.
AGEAND FERTILITY
Role of progesterone
in endometrial
receptivity
Female age
PROGESTERONE
ELEVATION
the developmental
stage of the
transferred
embryos
Number of
transferred top-
quality embryos
Stimulation
protocol
Stimulation
Agonist
Antagonist
Poor
responder
High
responder
Large
medication
Lh supplementation
 Fundamental research has shown that the
presence of late follicular phase progesterone is
essential for follicular development, ovulation and
endometrial receptivity.
Assay
Pre analytics and progesterone
advice
Blood
sample
Till it
reaches the
machine
Progesterone
can be assayed
using
immunoassay
methods
which involves
detection techniques
radioactive
intensity,
Fluorescence and Chemiluminescence
Cobas
Progesterone equipment
Whether automated or
manual, all
immunoassay systems
are vulnerable
Effects of assay
calibration
Temperature Reagent variability Specimen preparation processing
Things to look for :
Ask for uncertainty of the lab
and as per NABL guidelines you
have a right to ask
WHY DO
WE HAVE
CONFUSION
ABOUT IT
 (Fleming, 2008), Dr Fleming suggests that measurements of
progesterone during the follicular phase using commercial
assays are unreliable and this might explain the lack of
association between progesterone elevation and probability
of pregnancy in the meta-analysis byVenetis et al. (2007)
PASSAYS
LCMS
clinic
Be prepared
and improve to
have
Good
embryologist
Good blastocyst
formation
Good freezing
program
Good
cryopreservation
program
Fool proof pt
identification
LEVELSOF
PROGESTERO
NE
ELEVATION
.
AT KRISHNA
IVF
Highresponder
Use 1.8 ng/ml
Exclude cyp 21
dysfunction
Endometrium ,at
ultrasound
Quality of three
line sign
Clear cut
protocols
At Krishna ivf clinic
cryopreservation
Number of
embryo
Laboratory Instruments andAutomatedAnalyzers
based on chemiluminescence technology; P range 0.2–40 ng/mL.
IMMULITE 1000 (Siemens
Healthcare Diagnostics):
dioxetane-based chemiluminescence. P range 0.08–40 ng/mL.
Access II Immunoassay
System (Beckman-Coulter):
based on chemiluminescence technology. P range 0.1–40 ng/mL.
Tosoh AIA 600II (Tosoh
Biosciences):
based on chemiluminescence technology; P range 0.03–60 ng/mL.
Roche Cobas e411 (Roche
Diagnostics):
Liquid
Chromatography
withTandem
Mass
Spectrometry
Gold
standard
Bench
mark
Comparisonwith
LCMS
In the setting of IVF, these diagnostic errors could result in
alternative treatments that are unnecessary, expensive,
and potentially compromising of outcome.
Depending on P
threshold level
the day of the
assay
the type of
automated
platform
,there is a
potential for
diagnostic errors
Professional
Society
responsibility
A concerted effort
from the IVF
community is
needed
1
The calculation of
the true level of P
to enable IVF
decision
2
For an universally
recognized
reference
standard.
3
ProfessionalSociety
responsibility
This development and validation of a P standard for use by all IVF clinics has the
potential to unify and improve the accuracy of clinical decisions when used in the
setting of IVF.
"Freezing -
Transfer", the
net increasein
the outcome
is 2% only ? and
if not properly
executedthen it
will impact the
outcome by 10
% ?
"Freezing -Transfer", the net increase
in the outcome is 2% only ? and if
not properly executed then it will
impact the outcome by 10 % ?
ISAR BENGAL
Thank you
Thank you

Progesterone measurement .

Editor's Notes

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  • #5 High progesterone levels will advance the window of implantation. Moreover, the question of whether PE on the day of chg. administration affects the outcomes of IVF is still being debated [2–12]. b) large-sample meta-analysis confirmed the adverse effect of PE on IVF pregnancy outcomes
  • #8 In the day 3 ET cycles, a serum progesterone concentration of This detrimental
  • #9 In the day 3 ET cycles, a serum progesterone concentration of This detrimental
  • #11 Schoolcraft et al [8] started the debate in 1991 Shortly after this report Silverberg and colleagues Mio et al
  • #12 Significant raised lh Subtle pe Some thing about ,
  • #13 Significant raised lh Subtle pe Some thing about ,
  • #14 Significant raised lh Subtle pe Some thing about ,
  • #18 Urrego R, Herrera-Puerta E, Chavarria NA, Camargo O, Wrenzycki C, Rodriguez-Osorio N. Follicular progesterone concentrations and messenger RNA expression of MATER and OCT-4 in immature bovine oocytes as predictors of developmental competence. Theriogenology. 2015; 83(7):1179–87. Epub 2015/02/11. doi: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.12.024 S0093-691X(14)00700-6 [pii]. PMID: 25662108. 27. O'Shea LC, Mehta J, Lonergan
  • #21 The duration of premature serum progesterone (P) elevation before administration of hCG affect the outcomes of IVF/ICSI embryo transfer (-ET) cycles? Recent studies have demonstrated that prematurely elevated serum P may cause an advanced endometrial secretory transformation resulting in the early closure of the implantation window
  • #22 The serum P concentration is above a critical value during COS, it might mimic the condition of the LH surge in natural ovulation cycles and induce a change in implantation window
  • #37 Lab @ levels (0.9–2.5 ng/mL) reported in the literature (13–16). Our results indicate that P thresholds based on a specific immunoassay platform can not be generalized to IVF centers using a different platform. Furthermore, our findings argue
  • #44 Use it for main presentataion
  • #46 Immunoassays Liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry Precision of progesterone measurements with the use of automated immunoassay analyzers and the impact on clinical decisions for in vitro fertilization
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  • #51 conclusion
  • #52 conclusion Harada T, Katagiri C, Takao N, Toda T, Mio Y, Terakawa N. Altering the timing of human chorionic gonadotropin injection according to serum progesterone (P) concentrations improves embryo quality in cycles with subtle P rise. Fertil Steril 1996;65:594–7.