| The effect of oral contraceptive pre-treatment in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation using GnRH antagonist on IVF-ET outcome. |
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Jeong Won Choi, Chung Hoon Kim, Hyang Ah Lee, Seok Ho Hong, Hee Young Nah, Young Jin Lee, Sung Hoon Kim, Hee Dong Chae, Young Soo Son, Byung Moon Kang |
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. chnkim@amc.seou.kr
2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, Cheju University, Jeju, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
OBJECTIVE
Recent reports have demonstrated that GnRH antagonists can be successfully used in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) for in vitro fertilization (IVF). In these antagonist stimulation cycles, oral contraceptive (OC) pretreatment was used to schedule COH. This study was performed to evaluate the effect of OC pretreatment before COH in the antagonist cycles according to the duration of OC administration in infertile patients undergoing IVF-ET. METHODS: Prospective trial was performed on a total 85 IVF cycles carried out on 85 infertile patients with tubal factor only. Eighty-five patients was allocated randomly to the short term OC user (14-21 days), long term OC user (>or=22 days) and Non-user of OC. In all patients, COH was carried out using GnRH antagonist and recombinant FSH (rFSH). RESULTS: No differences among the three groups were found in numbers of oocytes retrieved, mature oocytes, fertilized oocytes, embryos grade I/II, transferred embryos and clinical pregnancy rate. There were also no differences in total dose and duration of rFSH used for COH among three groups. CONCLUSION: Oral contraceptive pretreatment can be used successfully to schedule patients before COH in GnRH antagonist cycles. The OCs can be administered for extended period as necessary for cycle timing. However OC pretreatment in antagonists cycles does not offer any advantage in COH and pregnancy outcome. |
| Key Words:
GnRH antagonist, Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation, Oral contraceptive, IVF-ET |
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