The pattern of the luteinizing hormone surge in spontaneous cycles is related to the probability of conception.
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether the pattern of the LH surge in a treatment cycle with artificial insemination with the husband's semen (AIH) because of cervical factor infertility is associated with the probability of conception.


METHODS
Retrospective study.


METHODS
University Hospital, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.


METHODS
Couples with cervical factor infertility as the main cause of subfertility.


METHODS
Luteinizing hormone monitored AIH.


METHODS
Whether or not a pregnancy occurred after AIH.


RESULTS
There were 53 pregnancies in 382 IUI cycles (pregnancy rate [PR] per cycle: 13.9%). The PR was significantly higher in cycles with an LH surge of 2 days compared with cycles with a surge of 1 day. The probability of conception also seemed to be related to the height of the LH surge.


CONCLUSIONS
The pattern of the LH surge in patients with cervical factor infertility is related to the outcome of a treatment with AIH.
Department of Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital Utrecht, The Netherlands.
B J
BJ
Cohlen
E R
ER
te Velde
G
G
Scheffer
R J
RJ
van Kooij
C P
CP
Maria de Brouwer
P
P
van Zonneveld
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005306:Fertilization; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000628:therapy*; D007317:Insemination, Artificial, Homologous; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D008597:Menstrual Cycle; D011247:Pregnancy; D011336:Probability; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D007986:Luteinizing Hormone