Use of luteal estrogen supplementation in normal responder patients treated with fixed multidose GnRH antagonist: a prospective randomized controlled study.
To evaluate the effect of luteal estrogen supplementation on pregnancy rates in normal responder IVF patients treated with recombinant FSH and fixed multidose GnRH antagonist, patients were randomized into two groups to receive vaginal 600 mg/d micronized progesterone for luteal phase supplementation with or without transdermal estrogen supplementation (100 microg/d). Because pregnancy rates and ongoing pregnancy rates were similar with and without estrogen supplementation (50.0% vs. 55.2% and 36.6% vs. 34.4%, respectively), we concluded that luteal estrogen supplementation in fixed multidose GnRH antagonist cycles did not change the pregnancy rates significantly.
Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Medicine and Gynecologic Endocrinology, Ankara, Turkey. stceyhan@gata.edu.tr
S Temel
ST
Ceyhan
Mustafa
M
Basaran
Namik
N
Kemal Duru
Ali
A
Yilmaz
Umit
U
Göktolga
Iskender
I
Baser
D000328:Adult; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D006062:Gonadotropins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011446:Prospective Studies
D004967:Estrogens; D006062:Gonadotropins; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D004958:Estradiol