Effect of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor combined with tadalafil on endometrial receptivity and pregnancy outcomes in thin endometrium

SHI Hongzhen; WANG Tongli; WANG Qian; SUN Lijuan; WANG Lin; LIN Lin

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1006-5725.2025.22.004

Abstract：Objective To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in combination with tadalafil in patients with thin endometrium undergoing artificial cycle frozen-thawed embryo transfer(FET).Methods A prospective randomized clinical trial was conducted involving sixty patients with thin endo-metrium who underwent artificial cycle FET at the Reproductive Center of Qinhuangdao First Hospital between January 2021 and October 2023.The patients were randomly assigned to two groups:the control group(n=30)received tadalafil,while the study group(n=30)received granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in addition to tadalafil.Endometrial ultrasound characteristics,uterine artery blood flow parameters,and pregnancy outcomes were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.Results Before treatment,no significant differ-ences were observed between the research group and the control group in terms of endometrial thickness or endome-trial volume(P>0.05).Ultrasound assessments were repeated after 8 and 14 days of treatment.Compared with baseline measurements,both endometrial thickness and volume exhibited significant increases in both groups(all P<0.05).By day 14 post-treatment,the research group demonstrated significantly greater endometrial thickness and volume compared to the control group(P<0.05).With regard to endometrial patterns,no significant differences were noted between the two groups prior to treatment(P>0.05).After 14 days of treatment,the proportion of patients exhibiting a Type A endometrial pattern in the research group was significantly higher than that in the control group(P<0.05).Prior to treatment,no statistically significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of pulsatility index(PI),resistance index(RI),systolic/diastolic ratio(S/D),vascularization index(VI),flow index(FI),or Vascularization Flow Index(VFI)(all P>0.05).Following 14 days of treatment,both groups showed significant increases in VI,FI,and VFI compared to baseline values(all P<0.05),along with significant reductions in PI,RI,and S/D(all P<0.05).At 14 days post-treatment,the S/D ratio in the research group was significantly lower compared to the control group,while the VFI was significantly higher(P<0.05).However,statistical analysis showed no significant differences between the two groups in terms of embryo implanta-tion rate,clinical pregnancy rate,early miscarriage rate,and live birth rate(P>0.05).Conclusion For patients with thin endometrium undergoing FET,the combination of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor and tadalafil is more effective than tadalafil alone in improving endometrial receptivity and uterine blood perfusion.