Ultrashort gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist combined with flexible multidose gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist for poor responders in in vitro fertilization/embryo transfer programs

Raoul Orvieto, Jenny Kruchkovich, Jacob Rabinson, Efraim Zohav, Eyal Y. Anteby, Simion Meltcer

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Abstract

To evaluate the appropriate controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) protocol in poor responders, we compared the stimulation characteristics of 21 cycles, which included the ultrashort gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist combined with the flexible multidose GnRH antagonist, to the patients' previous failed in vitro fertilization attempts. The use of an ultrashort GnRH-agonist/GnRH-antagonist COH protocol resulted in a statistically significantly greater number of follicles larger than 14 mm on the day of hCG administration, a higher number of oocytes retrieved and embryos transferred, and a reasonable clinical pregnancy rate (14.3%).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)228-230
Number of pages3
JournalFertility and Sterility
Volume90
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2008

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology

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