Exploring the recovery phase after treatment with a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone-agonist for ovulation induction in polycystic ovary syndrome: three pilot trials

European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
F ScheeleP G Hompes

Abstract

Guided by the favorable results of pulsatile gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in the recovery phase after GnRH agonist (GnRH-a) in PCOS, two hypotheses concerning the recovery phase were tested: (1) The resistance to clomiphene citrate will be broken in the recovery phase. (2) Stimulation with (i) a fixed dose of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) or (ii) with the GnRH-a itself is equally effective in inducing ovulation as pulsatile GnRH. After discontinuation of a 17-21 days GnRH-a treatment, ovulation induction was attempted with clomiphene citrate (CC) or with a fixed dose of FSH or with GnRH-a itself in three separate pilot trials. A previously reported group of 12 patients, treated with pulsatile GnRH in the recovery phase served as control. Three groups of six patients having PCOS. The group treated with CC was a selected CC-resistant group. No CC-treated patient ovulated. After FSH stimulation two patients ovulated, and one patient ovulated on stimulation with a low dose of the GnRH-a. Endocrine observations in the recovery phase showed an early rise of FSH as compared to the rise of LH and androgens. This study could not demonstrate any effect of the recovery phase with respect to facilitation of follicular growth...Continue Reading

References

Feb 1, 1978·The Australian & New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology·J B Brown
Jul 24, 1992·European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology·F ScheeleJ Schoemaker

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Nov 18, 2003·Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology : RB&E·Roy Homburg
Mar 12, 2011·Molecular Endocrinology·Alison V Roland, Suzanne M Moenter

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