title: Efficacy of biochemical vs biological monitoring during the "timing" of the chorionic gonadotropin administration in FSH and HMG stimulated cycles.
abstract: The problem of an exact timing of the HCG administration in stimulated cycles (for infertility problems) is of primary importance for optimizing the results. In this study the authors show the results obtained in two groups of patients to whom HCG was administered according to two different methods of monitoring: the first biochemical, the second biological. The examination of the results has proven that the insertion of the biological method (cervical mucus) among those used in the monitoring has allowed a significant increase of the biological response to treatment.
authors.affiliation: I Istituto di Clinica Ostetrica e Ginecologica, Università degli Studi di Roma La Sapienza.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Scarpellini
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lufino
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benvenuto
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scarpellini
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sbracia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001831:Body Temperature; D002582:Cervix Mucus / Q000737:chemistry; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000628:therapy*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods*; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D011247:Pregnancy; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D011897:Random Allocation; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D004958:Estradiol