title: IVF-ET in women with refractory polycystic ovarian disease.
abstract: Polycystic ovarian disease may be a cause of hormonal infertility. This condition is often refractory to therapy. Three groups of randomly chosen women with refractory polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD) were treated by induction of ovulation with pFSH/hCG, pFSH/hMG/hCG or after down-regulation of the ovaries with a GnRH analogue (Decapeptyl). Out of 18 patients six conceived in the first in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET) cycle, and two further women conceived in a later cycle. It is suggested that patients with refractory PCOD should be referred for IVF-ET therapy, possibly after treatment with a GnRH analogue.
authors.affiliation: Sherman Fertility Institute, Golda Meir Medical Center (Hasharon Hospital), Petah Tikva, Israel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ashkenazi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Feldberg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dicker
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yeshaya
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ayalon
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Goldman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000379:methods; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D011247:Pregnancy; D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate
chemical_list: D017329:Triptorelin Pamoate; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone