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How can we induce ovulation - (egg release)? i-checksum="50201" ends | ||
Authors:Letterie GS. Coddington CC. Collins RL. Merriam GR. Institution:Reproductive Endocrinology Service, Virginia Mason Medical Center, 1100 9th Avenue,Seattle, WA 98110; United States. Title:Ovulation induction using s.c. pulsatile gonadotrophin-releasing hormone: Effectiveness of different pulse fre quencies (1996-1125). Source:Human Reproduction. Vol 11(1) (pp9-22), 1996. Abstract:To determine the ovarian response to a fixed dose of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) administered s.c. at four different pulse fre quencies, 20 patients with hypothalamic amenorrhoea were treated over 41 cycles using a dose of 200 ng/kg/pulse. These patients were randomly assigned to receive GnRH at pulse fre quencies of 60, 90, 120 or 180 min, GnRH was administered s.c. using portable infusion pumps. Subjects were paid volunteers with a diagnosis of hypothalamic amenorrhoea. All patients had low to less than detectable serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone on 8 h serial sampling, and normal serum concentrations of prolactin and androgen, including androstenedione, testosterone and dihydroepiandrosterone sulphate. Six of the 20 patients were enrolled in the protocol to achieve a pregnancy, while 14 were volunteers using a barrier method of contraception. Highest ovulation rates were achieved using pulse fre quencies of 90 and 120 min (60 and 88% of cycles respectively). Ovulation occurred significantly less often with fre quencies of 60 and 180 min (12 and 38% respectively; P<= 0.05). Pregnancy was achieved in four of the six patients who desired a pregnancy at pulse fre quencies of 90 (three out of three) and 120 (one out of one) min. No pregnancies occurred at pulse fre quencies of 60 (none out of one) and 180 (none out of one) min. When ovulatory cycles were considered, oestradiol concentrations were not different among pulse fre quencies but varied significantly between ovulatory and anovulatory cycles. Integrated luteal progesterone concentrations for 90 and 120 min fre quencies (118.26 +/- 25.89 and 125.15 +/- 32.10 ng/ml/luteal phase respectively) were significantly higher than for 60 and 180 min (80.1 +/- 48.2 and 42.75 +/- 26.48 ng/ml/luteal phase respectively). Ovulation may be induced by a broad range of pulse fre quencies. Pulse fre quencies of 90 or 120 min for s.c. GnRH appear to induce more reliably the se quence of follicular development, ovulation and normal luteal function than fre quencies of either 60 or 180 min. Significantly higher ovulation rates occurred at 90 and 120 min by s.c. administered GnRH.
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