March 2012

Etiology of OHSS and use of dopamine agonists

A review of the role played by VEGF on OHSS etiologyand the protective effect of dopamine agonists.
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Author

Sérgio Reis Soares, Ph.D., M.D.

Vol 97, Issue 3, Pages 517-522

Abstract

Vascular endothelial growth factor is the factor that causes increased capillary permeability and therefore the most serious manifestations of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. Dopamine agonists can both prevent and treat ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome by blocking expression of the vascular endothelial growth factor receptor.

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