PURPOSE To evaluate the efficiency and efficacy of corifollitropin alfa (follicle-stimulating hormone-carboxy terminal peptide) in the treatment of poor responder patients. METHODS A total of 85 poor responder patients with a mean age 40.2±3.9 years entered our assisted fertilization program. The patients were prospectively randomized into two groups based on the ovarian stimulation regimen u...

BACKGROUND Serum anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) is currently considered the best marker of ovarian reserve and of ovarian responsiveness to gonadotropins in in-vitro fertilization (IVF). AMH assay, however, is not available in all IVF Units and is quite expensive, a reason that limits its use in developing countries. The aim of this study is to assess whether the "ovarian sensitivity index" preci...

"hCG priming" effect in controlled ovarian stimulation through a long protocol Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology 2009, 7:91 doi:10.1186/1477-7827-7-91 Panagiotis Beretsos ([email protected]) George A Partsinevelos ([email protected]) Eleni Arabatzi ([email protected]) Peter Drakakis ([email protected]) Depy Mavrogianni ([email protected]) Elli Anagnostou (ellianagnostou@hot...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (GnRH-ant) protocol and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) long protocol in patients with normal ovarian reserve. METHODS We searched the PubMed (1992-2016), Cochrane Library (1999-2016), Web of Science (1950-2016), Chinese Biomedical Database (CBM, 1979-2016), and China National Knowl...

abstract   background: osteoarthritis (oa) is the most common joint disease occuring after middle age. because of the high mobility of the neck, oa is common in the cervical spine. the purpose of this study was to determine and compare the effects of intermittent traction on patients with mild and moderate cervical oa. therefore, 32 patients with cervical oa were recruited.   methods: aclinical...

BACKGROUND The effects of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) administered in the luteal phase remains controversial. This meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effect of the administration of a single-dose of GnRH-a in the luteal phase on ICSI clinical outcomes. METHODS The research strategy included the online search of databases. Only randomized studies were included. The outcom...

Background: Diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) predicts decreased response to stimulation. Low serum anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) is associated with DOR. AMH a marker of and acts as predictor stimulation protocol. The up regulated by vitamin D via elements that bind the receptor. Vitamin supplementation has role in increasing AMH. objective was compare combined effect DHEA vs alone on Methods: Th...

Background Fertility preservation for female cancer patients prior to cancer therapy has emerged as an essential component of comprehensive patient care. In the US, approximately 6% of women diagnosed with invasive cancer between 2007 and 2011 that were under 45 years old. The incidence of cancers in reproductive age women signifies a need for fertility preservation options and this need is inc...

Background This research investigated the response of vascular active factors, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiotensin-II (AT-II) to ovarian stimulation during 24 hours in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). MaterialsAndMethods In this clinical trial study, 52 patients with PCOS and 8 control cases were stimulated with human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) on the 4th ...

Background To compare a flexible, multi-dose GnRH antagonist protocol with a long GnRH .agonist protocol in poor respo MaterialsAndMethods A randomized clinical trial of 70 poor responder patients (35 patients in GnRH antagonist protocol and 35 patients in long GnRH agonist protocol) was performed at Royan Institute, Tehran, Iran. Both groups were given a fixed dose of human menopausal gonadotr...