Embryo Culture Duration Is an Independent Risk Factor for Gestational Diabetes in Frozen Embryo Transfer Pregnancies
Prolonged embryo culture is an independent risk factor for GDM after FET. These findings suggest embryo development stage influences maternal glucose metabolism and should be considered in assisted reproductive technology protocols, particularly for women with existing metabolic vulnerabilities.
Authors
- Yifan Gu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7669-5046)
- Philipp Kalk
- Berthold Hocher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8143-0579)
- Shujuan Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7858-067X)
- Yvonne Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5688-2108)
- Ge Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3877-2546)
- Huijun Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0293-0917)
- Fei Gong
- Carl‐Friedrich Hocher
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Wuhan University (CN)
- MSB Medical School Berlin (DE)
- Reproductive & Genetic Hospital CITIC-Xiangya (CN)
- PHV Dialysezentrum (DE)
- National Engineering Research Center of Human Stem Cells (CN)
- Fifth Hospital In Wuhan (CN)
- University Medical Centre Mannheim (DE)
- Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation (CN)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the Endocrine Society
- Published
- 2025-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaf161
- Primary Topic
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00