Low-dose growth hormone supplementation increases clinical pregnancy rate in poor responders undergoing in vitro fertilisation

• Published in: Gynecological endocrinology Vol. 31; no. 7; pp. 565 - 568
• Main Authors: Lattes, Karinna, Brassesco, Mario, Gomez, Manuel, Checa, Miguel A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Informa Healthcare 03.07.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Chorionic Gonadotropin - administration & dosage; Chorionic Gonadotropin - pharmacology; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Fertilization in Vitro - drug effects; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone - administration & dosage; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone - agonists; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone - pharmacology; Growth hormone; Hormones - administration & dosage; Hormones - pharmacology; Human Growth Hormone - administration & dosage; Human Growth Hormone - pharmacology; Humans; IVF; Ovulation Induction - methods; poor ovarian response; Pregnancy; Prospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; IVF; Growth hormone; poor ovarian response

Poor ovarian response (POR) often means low success rates after in vitro fertilisation (IVF). We aim to study the impact of a low-dose growth hormone (GH) supplementation in pregnancy rates in poor responders in a prospective, self-controlled study of 64 poor responders to previous IVF cycles, who f...