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ArticlePloS one2015

Is the GnRH Antagonist Protocol Effective at Preventing OHSS for Potentially High Responders Undergoing IVF/ICSI?

Weijie Xing, Haiyan Lin, Yu Li, Dongzi Yang, Wenjun Wang, Qingxue Zhang

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Article in PloS one, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Weijie XingCenter for Reproductive Medicine, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Haiyan LinCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Yu LiCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Dongzi YangCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Wenjun WangCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Qingxue ZhangCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
Sun Yat-sen University · CNSun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo determine if the GnRH antagonist protocol is effective in preventing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in potentially high responders.

methodsA total of 660 IVF-ET/ICSI cycles were retrospectively identified. The inclusion criterion was age ≤ 30 years. Cycles were divided into two groups: a GnRHa group and a GnRHant group. In the GnRHa group, the patients received one single injection of 1.0mg-1.3mg Triptorelin in previous mid-luteal phase. In the GnRHant group, a daily dose of 0.25 mg Cetrotide was initiated when a lead follicle obtained a mean diameter of 14 mm, continued up until the day of hCG administration. The duration of stimulation, total dose of Gn, implantation rate, pregnancy rate, and OHSS rate were compared.

resultsThe duration of stimulation, E2 level on hCG day, numbers of oocytes retrieved, MII oocytes, and high-quality embryos in the GnRHa group were all significantly more than those in the GnRHant group. In the GnRHa group, 83.53% of cancelled fresh-transferred cycles were cancelled because of high risk of OHSS, which was significantly higher than that in the GnRHant group (43.55%, P<0.05). The incidence of OHSS in the GnRHa group was slightly higher than that in the GnRHant group. The implantation and clinical pregnancy rates in the GnRHa group were significantly higher than those in the GnRHant group (37.36% VS 19.25%, 62.78% VS 31.06%; P<0.05).

conclusionsOur study demonstrated that for potentially high responders, the GnRHant protocol can, to some extent, lower the cancellation and incidence rates of OHSS. The GnRHa protocol was superior to the GnRHant protocol in terms of implantation and clinical pregnancy rates.

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Drug Administration ScheduleEmbryo ImplantationFemaleFertilization in VitroGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHormone AntagonistsHumansIncidenceOocytesOvarian Hyperstimulation SyndromePregnancyPregnancy RateRetrospective StudiesSperm Injections, IntracytoplasmicTriptorelin PamoatecetrorelixGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHormone AntagonistsTriptorelin Pamoate

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