Successful Pregnancies After Adequate Hormonal Replacement in Patients With Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiencies
| Autor: | Fernanda A. Correa, Dani Ejzenberg, Luciani R. Carvalho, Ivo J.P. Arnhold, Rodrigo J M Rodrigues, Marcela M. França, Rossana Pulcineli Vieira Francisco, Paulo C. Serafini, Vinicius Nahime Brito, E.C. Baracat, Aline P. Otto, P.H.M. Bianchi, Berenice B. Mendonca |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
Infertility
growth hormone deficiency medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism medicine.medical_treatment 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Hypopituitarism Growth hormone deficiency 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Reproductive Biology and Sex-Based Medicine GRAVIDEZ Medicine Clinical Research Articles fertility Pregnancy 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine In vitro fertilisation business.industry Obstetrics IGF1 medicine.disease ovarian stimulation hypopituitarism Small for gestational age Ovulation induction gonadotropin deficiency Gonadotropin business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the Endocrine Society Repositório Institucional da USP (Biblioteca Digital da Produção Intelectual) Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP |
| ISSN: | 2472-1972 |
| Popis: | Context: Women with hypopituitarism have lower pregnancy rates after ovulation induction. Associated pituitary hormone deficiencies might play a role in this poorer outcome. Objective: We evaluated fertility treatment and pregnancy outcomes in five women with childhood-onset combined pituitary hormone deficiencies (CPHD). Patients and Methods: Five women with CPHD were referred for fertility treatment after adequacy of hormone replacement was determined. Patients were subjected to controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) for timed intercourse, intrauterine insemination, or in vitro fertilization, according to the presence or absence of other infertility factors (male or tubal). Results: All women became pregnant. The number of COS attempts until pregnancy was achieved varied between 1 and 5. The duration of COS resulting in at least one dominant follicle varied between 9 and 28 days, and total gonadotropin consumed varied between 1200 and 3450 IU. Two patients with severely suppressed basal gonadotropin levels since an early age had a cancelled COS cycle. All pregnancies were singleton except one (monochorionic twin gestation). The gestational ages at birth ranged from 35 weeks to 39 weeks and 4 days; three patients underwent cesarean section, and two had vaginal deliveries. Only one newborn was small for gestational age (delivered at 35 weeks). Conclusion: Adequate hormonal replacement prior to ovarian stimulation resulted in successful pregnancies in patients with childhood-onset CPHD, indicating that hormone replacement, including growth hormone, is an important step prior to fertility treatments in these patients. Adequate hormonal replacement, including GH, prior to ovarian stimulation resulted in successful pregnancies in patients with childhood-onset CPHD. |
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