title: Preliminary report about a modified gonadotropin (human menopausal gonadotropin/human chorionic gonadotropin) treatment in infertile patients with premature luteinization.
abstract: Premature luteinization is a frequent phenomenon observed in infertile women undergoing human menopausal gonadotropin/human chorionic gonadotropin (hMG/hCG) therapy for corpus luteum insufficiency or anovulatory cycles. By inducing hyperprolactinemia in these women with sulpiride, we intended to create a dysfunctional state in these women, which supposedly induces a better reaction to hMG/hCG therapy. The rationale behind this combined treatment was the observation that hyperprolactinemic amenorrheic patients have a much higher pregnancy rate under hMG/hCG treatment than the above group. Three cases are reported in detail, illustrating the altered ovarian response to combined sulpiride-hMG/hCG treatment. Of 60 infertile women with repeated premature luteinization, 12 conceived after sulpiride-hMG/hCG therapy. Their expected pregnancy rate would have been very low (5% or less) if conventional hMG/hCG treatment had been continued.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008183:Luteal Phase / Q000187:drug effects*; D008596:Menotropins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008598:Menstruation / Q000187:drug effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D013469:Sulpiride / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D008596:Menotropins; D013469:Sulpiride