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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Gynecology</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Gynecology</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Гинекология</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2079-5696</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2079-5831</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Consilium Medicum</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">33968</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.26442/20795696.2020.1.200010</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>ORIGINAL ARTICLE</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>ОРИГИНАЛЬНАЯ СТАТЬЯ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Androstenedione as a potential predictor of ovarian response in assisted reproductive technology programs</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Андростендион как потенциальный предиктор овариального ответа в программах вспомогательных репродуктивных технологий</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Burduli</surname><given-names>Anna G.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Бурдули</surname><given-names>Анна Георгиевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Cand. Sci. (Med.)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>канд. мед. наук, ст. науч. сотр. отд-ния вспомогательных технологий в лечении бесплодия им. Б.В. Леонова</p></bio><email>burdulianna@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kitsilovskaya</surname><given-names>Natalia A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кициловская</surname><given-names>Наталья Алексеевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>specialist</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>специалист лаб. протеомики и метаболомики в репродукции человека в отд. системной биологии</p></bio><email>kitsilovskyana@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Sukhova</surname><given-names>Yuliya V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Сухова</surname><given-names>Юлия Вячеславовна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>doctor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>врач клинической лабораторной диагностики клинико-диагностической лаб.</p></bio><email>j_bezzubenko@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0591-4325</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Vedikhina</surname><given-names>Irina A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Ведихина</surname><given-names>Ирина Александровна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>biologist</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>биолог клинико-диагностической лаб.</p></bio><email>i_vedikhina@oparina4.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Ivanets</surname><given-names>Tatiana Yu.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Иванец</surname><given-names>Татьяна Юрьевна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>D. Sci. (Med.)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д-р мед. наук, зав. клинико-диагностической лаб.</p></bio><email>t_ivanets@oparina4.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Chagovets</surname><given-names>Vitaliy V.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Чаговец</surname><given-names>Виталий Викторович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Cand. Sci. (Phys.-Math.)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>канд. физ.-мат. наук, ст. науч. сотр. лаб. протеомики и метаболомики репродукции человека отд. системной биологии в репродукции</p></bio><email>vvchagovets@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Starodubtseva</surname><given-names>Nataliia L.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Стародубцева</surname><given-names>Наталия Леонидовна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Cand. Sci. (Biol.)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>канд. биол. наук, зав. лаб. протеомики репродукции человека</p></bio><email>n_starodubtseva@oparina4.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Frankevich</surname><given-names>Vladimir E.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Франкевич</surname><given-names>Владимир Евгеньевич</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Cand. Sci. (Phys.-Math.)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>канд. физ.-мат. наук, рук. отд. системной биологии в репродукции</p></bio><email>v_frankevich@oparina4.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">ФГБУ «Национальный медицинский исследовательский центр акушерства, гинекологии и перинатологии имени академика В.И. Кулакова» Минздрава России</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2020-05-01" publication-format="electronic"><day>01</day><month>05</month><year>2020</year></pub-date><volume>22</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><fpage>38</fpage><lpage>44</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2020-05-01"><day>01</day><month>05</month><year>2020</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2020-05-01"><day>01</day><month>05</month><year>2020</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2020, Consilium Medicum</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2020, ООО "Консилиум Медикум"</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2020</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Consilium Medicum</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">ООО "Консилиум Медикум"</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://gynecology.orscience.ru/2079-5831/article/view/33968">https://gynecology.orscience.ru/2079-5831/article/view/33968</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p><bold>Aim. </bold>To assess the possibility of using androstenedione levels in blood serum and follicular fluid to predict ovarian response in assisted reproductive technology programs and to conduct a comparative analysis of the results obtained by 2 methods – chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA) and high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS).</p> <p><bold>Materials and methods. </bold>A prospective study included 55 couples who received in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer program therapy. The patients were divided into 3 groups depending on the ovarian response to stimulation: 1st (1–3 oocytes, n=4), 2nd (4–9 oocytes, n=27), 3rd (over 10 oocytes, n=24). Androstenedione levels were measured in blood serum obtained on the day of transvaginal ovarian puncture and in follicular fluid samples with CLIA and HPLC-MS/ MS methods at the laboratories of Kulakov National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology.</p> <p><bold>Results.</bold> On the day of transvaginal ovarian puncture, the serum androstenedione levels, which were measured by HPLC-MS/MS, were increasing with an increase of the number of oocytes obtained. The CLIA method revealed a difference in the androstenedione levels between the groups with the number of oocytes obtained of less than 3 and more than 10. Moreover, the androstenedione levels measured by CLIA were significantly different between the patient groups (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.05).</p> <p>Comparison of serum androstenedione levels measured by CLIA and HPLC-MS/MS, showed high correlations between the values [ñ=0.73 (<italic>p</italic>&lt;0.001)], which makes it possible to use both methods equally, given the existing equipment of the clinical base.</p> <p><bold>Conclusion. </bold>Prediction of ovarian response to stimulation is an important step in assisted reproductive technology programs. Measuring androstenedione concentration in blood serum on the day of transvaginal ovarian puncture with highly specific methods (CLIA and HPLC-MS/MS) can be used to predict the degree of ovarian response along with the traditional assessment of the ovarian reserve based on determining anti-Mullerian hormone levels in the early follicular phase of the menstrual cycle.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p><bold>Цель. </bold>Оценить возможность использования уровня андростендиона в сыворотке крови и фолликулярной жидкости для прогнозирования овариального ответа в программах вспомогательных репродуктивных технологий и провести сравнительный анализ результатов, полученных 2 методами – иммунохемилюминесцентного анализа (ИХЛА) и высокоэффективной жидкостной хроматографии с масс-спектрометрией (ВЭЖХ-МС/МС).</p> <p><bold>Материалы и методы. </bold>В проспективное исследование были включены 55 супружеских пар, проходивших лечение в рамках программы экстракорпорального оплодотворения/интрацитоплазматической инъекции сперматозоида и переноса эмбрионов. Пациенток разделили на 3 группы в зависимости от ответа яичников на овариальную стимуляцию: 1-я – 1–3 ооцита (n=4), 2-я – 4–9 ооцитов (n=27), 3-я – свыше 10 ооцитов (n=24). Определение уровня андростендиона осуществляли в сыворотке крови, полученной в день проведения трансвагинальной пункции яичников, и в образцах фолликулярной жидкости на базе лабораторий ФГБУ «НМИЦ АГП им. акад. В.И. Кулакова» с использованием ИХЛА и метода ВЭЖХ-МС/МС.</p> <p><bold>Результаты. </bold>Уровень андростендиона в сыворотке крови в день проведения трансвагинальной пункции яичников, определенный методом ВЭЖХ-МС/МС, повышался по мере увеличения числа полученных ооцитов. Метод ИХЛА позволил выявить разницу в концентрации андростендиона между группами с полученным числом ооцитов менее 3 и более 10. При этом уровень андростендиона, определенный с помощью ИХЛА, достоверно различался между группами пациенток (<italic>р</italic>&lt;0,05). Сравнение уровня андростендиона в сыворотке крови, определенного ИХЛА и ВЭЖХ-МС/МС, показало высокие корреляции между значениями [ñ=0,73 (<italic>р</italic>&lt;0,001)], что позволяет равноценно применять оба метода с учетом имеющейся оснащенности клинической базы.</p> <p><bold>Заключение. </bold>Предикция ответа яичников на овариальную стимуляцию является важным этапом программ вспомогательных репродуктивных технологий. Определение концентрации андростендиона в сыворотке крови в день проведения трансвагинальной пункции яичников на основе высокоспецифичных методов (ИХЛА и ВЭЖХ-МС/МС) может быть использовано в прогнозировании степени овариального ответа наряду с традиционной оценкой овариального резерва на основании определения уровня антимюллерова гормона в раннюю фолликулярную фазу менструального цикла.</p> <p> </p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>ovarian response</kwd><kwd>assisted reproductive technology program</kwd><kwd>follicular fluid</kwd><kwd>steroid hormones</kwd><kwd>androstenedione</kwd><kwd>high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry</kwd><kwd>chemiluminescent immunoassay</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>овариальный ответ</kwd><kwd>программа вспомогательных репродуктивных технологий</kwd><kwd>фолликулярная жидкость</kwd><kwd>стероидные гормоны</kwd><kwd>андростендион</kwd><kwd>высокоэффективная жидкостная хроматография с масс-спектрометрией</kwd><kwd>иммунохемилюминесцентный анализ</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Van Loendersloot LL, van Wely M, Limpens J et al. 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