The follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) threshold/window concept examined by different interventions with exogenous FSH during the follicular phase of the normal menstrual cycle: duration, rather than magnitude, of FSH increase affects follicle development

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
I SchipperBart C J M Fauser

Abstract

According to the threshold concept, FSH concentrations need to surpass a distinct level to stimulate ovarian follicle growth. The window concept stresses the significance of a limited duration of elevated FSH levels above the threshold for single dominant follicle selection. The aim of this study was to investigate effects on follicle growth of increased FSH levels, differing in duration and magnitude of elevation, during the follicular phase. Twenty-three normo-ovulatory (cycle length, 26-31 days), young (age, 20-31 yr) women volunteered for this study. In all subjects a series of daily transvaginal sonography scans of the ovaries and blood sampling [for FSH and estradiol (E2) determinations] were performed during two consecutive cycles. The first study cycle (control cycle) started 10 days after urinary assessment of the LH surge in the preceding cycle (DayLH) and was concluded on the day of ovulation assessed by transvaginal sonography scans. The second series of daily monitoring (intervention cycle) started 10 days after DayLH in the control cycle. After randomization, subjects received either 375 IU urinary FSH, s.c., as a single injection on Day(LH+14) (group A; n = 11) or 75 IU daily from Day(LH+19) until Day(LH+23) (gro...Continue Reading

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