Luteinizing hormone concentrations after gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist administration do not influence pregnancy rates in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer |
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Authors: | Merviel Philippe Antoine Jean-Marie Mathieu Emmanuelle Millot Françoise Mandelbaum Jacqueline Uzan Serge |
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Institution: | Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, H?pital Tenon, Paris, France. philippe.merviel@fcvnet.net |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: To determine the impact of circulating LH concentrations during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation on the outcome of IVF. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: University hospital. PATIENT(S): Two-hundred seventy women who had a short stimulation protocol with GnRH antagonist and ovarian stimulation with recombinant FSH (rFSH). INTERVENTION(S): GnRH antagonist and rFSH were administered SC; blood samples were collected on the day of GnRH antagonist administration, 1 day after, and on the day of hCG administration. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): A threshold of 0.5 IU/L on the day of hCG was chosen to discriminate between women with LH concentrations 0.5 IU/L (group B, n = 151). RESULT(S): The two groups were comparable with regard to the clinical parameters. In group A, significantly lower LH concentrations were observed on day 9 of the cycle and on the day of hCG administration. The numbers of oocytes retrieved, embryos obtained, and embryos cryopreserved were significantly higher in group A compared with group B. The proportion of clinical pregnancies was similar in the two groups (21.1% vs. 22.7 % per ET). CONCLUSION(S): In GnRH antagonist and rFSH protocols, suppressed serum LH concentrations do not have any influence on the final stages of follicular maturation, pregnancy rates, or outcomes. |
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Keywords: | GnRH antagonist in vitro fertilization LH concentration pregnancy rate |
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