title: Pregnancies established by gamete intrafallopian transfer and pronuclear-stage transfer in patients with premature ovarian failure using donated oocytes and low-dose oral micronized estradiol and progesterone.
abstract: This report describes both gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) and pronuclear-stage transfer (PROST) of donated oocytes to patients with premature ovarian failure (POF), using micronized oral progesterone (P4) and low-dose micronized estradiol (E2) for endometrial preparation and maintenance. Patient A, with POF of 15 years' duration, received four donated oocytes for GIFT and subsequently delivered a normal, term, female infant. Patient B was diagnosed as POF 3 years ago. She received four donated oocytes, which were subsequently fertilized in vitro with husband's sperm. The following day, four pronuclear-stage embryos were transferred to her fallopian tubes. She recently delivered twin, healthy female infants. These procedures, along with exogenous hormonal development of the endometrium, provide a simplified means to establish and maintain pregnancy in POF patients. Both patients were maintained on low-dose micronized E2 prior to their procedure, Patient A on 3 mg E2 per day cyclically and Patient B on 0.5 mg E2 continuously. Micronized oral P4 was used to maintain pregnancy.
authors: The Fertility Institute of New Orleans, Louisiana 70128.
authors: T T
authors: TT
authors: Olar
authors: R P
authors: RP
authors: Dickey
authors: D N
authors: DN
authors: Curole
authors: S N
authors: SN
authors: Taylor
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004624:Embryo Transfer; D004958:Estradiol / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer; D006801:Humans; D009865:Oocytes / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011374:Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D011374:Progesterone; D004958:Estradiol