Effect of body mass index on the outcomes of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a multicenter, prospective, observational study

The purpose of the present study is to explore the influence of body mass index (BMI) on outcomes of in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF/ICSI) techniques in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).This was a multicenter, prospective, observational study that enrolled 800 subjects with PCOS from nine hospitals in China. Patients were categorized according to BMI categories: underweight,18.5 kg/mAmong the 774 subjects, 27.3 % were overweight and 8.1 % were obese. The rFSH dose used differed significantly among BMI categories (P 0.001). The implantation rate was lower in obese subjects than that in normal-weight subjects (25.3 vs 45.7 %). Clinical pregnancy rate per transfer differed among BMI categories (P = 0.033), but there was no difference for biochemical (P = 0.327) and ongoing (P = 0.084) pregnancy rates. The miscarriage rate was similar among BMI categories.More than one third of Chinese women with PCOS undergoing IVF/ICSI are overweight or obese. Elevated BMI is associated with reduced clinical pregnancy rate but similar ongoing pregnancy rates, suggesting that BMI has little impact on IVF outcomes.