title: [Function of vascular endothelial growth factor in ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the function of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and other clinical indexes to forcast ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Collecting the serum and follicular fluid (FF) of 42 cases in the in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) cycles and then analysis the relationship of the clinical and detected indexes between the OHSS (10 cases) and the non-OHSS (32 cases).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The concentration of VEGF in FF, E2 on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) injection, basal luteinizing hormone (LH) and the number of ovum retried much higher in the OHSS than in the non-OHSS.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The concentration of VEGF in FF of OHSS cases is higher than that of controls, supporting the role of VEGF as a mediator of OHSS. Therefore VEGF in FF is a forcast index of OHSS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Nanfang Hospital, First Military Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xing
mesh_terms: D015232:Dinoprostone / Q000378:metabolism; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D015571:Follicular Fluid / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D016471:Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
chemical_list: D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors; D008222:Lymphokines; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone; D015232:Dinoprostone