Androgens for Poor Responders in In Vitro Fertilization

Summary

it has been shown that androgens in non human primates may favour follicular growth in the ovaries when animals are treated with gonadotropins which are the hormones used in patients receiving treatment with in vitro fertilization. Therefore, this study investigates the potential usefulness of testosterone treatment preceding gonadotropin administration in in vitro fertilization patients having a previous poor response to gonadotropins alone.

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2006-09

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• Background Balasch J, Fabregues F, Penarrubia J, Carmona F, Casamitjana R, Creus M, Manau D, Casals G, Vanrell JA. Pretreatment with transdermal testosterone may improve ovarian response to gonadotrophins in poor-responder IVF patients with normal basal concentrations of FSH. Hum Reprod. 2006 Jul;21(7):1884-93. doi: 10.1093/humrep/del052. Epub 2006 Mar 3.

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