Luteal supplementation in in vitro fertilization: more questions than answers

Autor: Suheil J. Muasher, Ziad R. Hubayter
Rok vydání: 2008
Předmět:
Infertility
endocrine system
medicine.medical_specialty
Pregnancy Rate
medicine.drug_class
medicine.medical_treatment
Fertilization in Vitro
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
Luteal Phase
Luteal phase
Chorionic Gonadotropin
Drug Administration Schedule
Human chorionic gonadotropin
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone
Hormone Antagonists
Pregnancy
Internal medicine
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist
medicine
Humans
Progesterone
reproductive and urinary physiology
Dosage Forms
In vitro fertilisation
Dose-Response Relationship
Drug

Estradiol
urogenital system
business.industry
Drug Administration Routes
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Fertility Agents
Female

medicine.disease
Pregnancy rate
Treatment Outcome
Endocrinology
Reproductive Medicine
Patient Satisfaction
Estrogen
Patient Compliance
Drug Therapy
Combination

Female
business
Infertility
Female

hormones
hormone substitutes
and hormone antagonists
Zdroj: Fertility and Sterility. 89:749-758
ISSN: 0015-0282
Popis: Objective To update clinicians on different regimens of luteal phase supplementation in IVF-stimulated cycles and to identify areas that need further research in this subject. Design Literature review and critical analysis of published studies on luteal phase supplementation during the last 20 years. Conclusion(s) Luteal phase supplementation in IVF-stimulated cycles, both in gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist and antagonist protocols, is considered an essential requirement for optimal success rates. The date of initiation and discontinuation of supplemented hormones is not adequately studied in the literature. In most major controlled and randomized studies, there are no significant differences in success rates with progesterone supplementation alone, progesterone and estradiol, progesterone and human chorionic gonadotropin, and human chorionic gonadotropin alone. Success rates seem similar with intramuscular and vaginal progesterone administration with patient preference for the vaginal route. The optimal dose of progesterone has not been studied in a scientific way in the literature. The use of gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists for luteal phase supplementation in antagonist cycles appears to be promising, and is worthy of further investigation.
Databáze: OpenAIRE