title: In-vitro fertilization in infertile women with the polycystic ovarian syndrome.
abstract: Forty-four infertile patients with the polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) resistant to other treatment modalities were treated in 58 cycles of IVF after accomplishment of pituitary gonadotroph suppression with a GnRH-agonist. Four cycles were cancelled before oocyte retrieval while embryo transfer was deferred for 10 cycles due to imminent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). Follicle aspiration yielded 18.8 +/- 9 oocytes per cycle. The cleavage rate was 68%. There was no cleavage in five cycles. The pregnancy rate was 33.3% per embryo transfer. In 32 cycles 9.0 +/- 5 suitable supernumerary embryos were cryopreserved. Transfer of cryopreserved embryos gave three additional pregnancies. The accumulated pregnancy rate per patient was 36%. In clomiphene citrate resistant patients, transfer of cryopreserved embryos was accomplished after secretory transformation of the endometrium by oestradiol/progesterone substitution. Although seven pregnancies ended in a miscarriage, the 'take-home' baby rate was 20%. OHSS ensued in 28 (46.7%) cycles. In PCOS, in-vitro fertilization following pituitary gonadotroph suppression seems a treatment alternative with pregnancy rates comparable to normo-ovulatory women with tubal factor infertility. However, the incidence of OHSS is high and constitutes the major problem of cycle control.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Hospital, University of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: P O
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Dale
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanbo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Abyholm
mesh_terms: D002064:Buserelin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000379:methods; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D002064:Buserelin