Estrogen-suppressed in vitro maturation: a novel approach to in vitro maturation
Estrogen-suppressed in vitro maturation eliminates the need for gonadotropin stimulation and cycle monitoring yet results in a 40% live-birth rate.
Authors
Wendy S. Vitek, M.D., Jeannine Witmyer, Ph.D., Sandra A. Carson, M.D., Jared C. Robins, M.D.
Volume 99, Issue 7, Pages 1886-1890, June 2013
Abstract
Objective:
To evaluate the laboratory and clinical outcomes of estrogen-suppressed in vitro maturation (ES-IVM), a novel IVM protocol that eliminates the need for FSH stimulation and cycle monitoring.
Design:
Case series.
Setting:
Academic infertility center.
Patient(s):
Eighteen infertile couples undergoing ES-IVM (n = 20). Eligible candidates included women ≤38 years old with either polycystic ovarian syndrome, antral follicle count ≥15, and/or history of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.
Intervention(s):
ES-IVM.
Main Outcomes Measure(s):
Oocyte yield, maturation, fertilization, embryo quality, implantation, clinical pregnancy, and live-birth rate were analyzed.
Result(s):
The average number of oocytes retrieved was 16.7 ± 5.9, with a 52.1% maturation rate and a 58% fertilization rate by intracytoplasmic sperm injection. The average number of embryos transferred was 2.85 ± 0.6. The implantation rate was 17.5%, the clinical pregnancy rate was 40%, and the live-birth rate was 40%.
Conclusion(s):
The efficiency of ES-IVM appears to be similar to natural cycle and low-stimulation IVM protocols with respect to laboratory and clinical outcomes, while eliminating the need for FSH stimulation and cycle monitoring.
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