IVF Outcomes of Microdose Flare-up, GnRH Antagonist and Long Protocols in Patients Having a Poor Ovarian Response in the First Treatment Cycle
Journal Title: Journal of Surgery Research and Practice - Year 2021, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Objectives: To compare the outcome of patients assumed to be poor responders before their first cycle of IVF and treated either microdose flare-up or GnRH antagonist protocols with patients stimulated by long GnRH protocol and had a poor ovarian response with a low yield of the oocyte after their first IVF cycle. Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology from September 2014 to February 2019. Methodology: Patients treated with the first cycle of IVF and diagnosed as poor responders after ovarian stimulation were evaluated according to the treatment protocol, including microdose flare-up (Group 1: 136 patients), GnRH antagonist (Group 2: 105 patients), and long GnRH agonist (Group 3: 77 patients). Results: Basal FSH level was significantly lower in group 3 compared to other groups (p<0.05). The number of oocytes retrieved, the number of metaphase II oocytes were similar between groups, although the mean AFC was significantly higher in group 3 than in group1 and 2 (p<0.05). Clinical pregnancy rates per patient were higher in group 3 (22.9%) than in group 1 (13.7%) and group 2 (14.4%), but the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.214). The live birth rate per patient was statistically higher in group 3 (21.4%) as compared to other groups (9.7%, 10.3%, respectively; p<0.05). Conclusion: Long protocol may be an option in poor responders undergoing IVF. Ovarian reserve markers are essential factors with stimulation protocol for the success of IVF in poor responder patients.
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Hassan Mumtaz*, Shahzaib Ahmad, Farrukh Zaman, Aamir Ghazanfar
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- DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.46889/JSRP.2021.2107
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