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Trial reportJournal of endocrinological investigation2017

The effect of rLH supplementation to the GnRH-antagonist protocol on endocrine dynamics in the advanced reproductive age.

J S Younis, I Izhaki, M Ben-Ami

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of endocrinological investigation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

J S YounisReproductive Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Poriya Medical Center, 15208, Tiberias, Israel. jyounis@poria.health.gov.il.
I IzhakiDepartment of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.
M Ben-AmiReproductive Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Poriya Medical Center, 15208, Tiberias, Israel.
Poriya Medical Center · ILUniversity of Haifa · IL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo explore serum endocrine dynamics, specifically LH levels, following rLH supplementation to rFSH following GnRH-antagonist treatment in the advance reproductive age.

methodsWomen were prospectively and similarly treated employing rFSH and the flexible GnRH-antagonist protocol, while rLH was supplemented only to the study group. Serum FSH, LH, E

resultsWhile serum LH drop were similar before GnRH-antagonist stimulation, it dropped more times in the control group compared to the study group. Among women receiving rFSH only, serum LH levels dropped ≤2, ≤1 and ≤0.5 mIU/mL in 71.4, 46.4, and 28.6% of cases, while this occurred only in 38.7% (P = 0.01), 6.5% (P = 0.0004) and 3.2% (P = 0.007) of women receiving combined rFSH and rLH treatment, respectively. The same trend was found when serum LH dropped in at least two occasions following the GnRH-antagonist administration. Conversely, serum LH diagrams throughout the follicular phase did not differ between the two groups. Furthermore, individual area under the curve values of LH, E

conclusionsDifferent strategies to explore LH dynamics following the GnRH-antagonist administration have resulted in diverse results, implying the need for a consensus definition of LH threshold for adequate folliculogenesis and steroidogenesis. Such action would pave the way for understanding which groups of patients may benefit from rLH supplementation.

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AdultEndocrine SystemEstradiolFemaleFertilization in VitroFollicle Stimulating HormoneFollicular PhaseGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHormone AntagonistsHumansInfertility, FemaleLuteinizing HormoneOvulation InductionPregnancyProspective StudiesRecombinant ProteinsEstradiolFollicle Stimulating HormoneGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHormone AntagonistsLuteinizing HormoneRecombinant ProteinsAssisted reproductive technologiesLH thresholdOvarian steroidogenesisSerum LH dynamics

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PMID28290093
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