Continuous Double Ovarian Stimulation.

Summary

To evaluate the efficacy of the weekly use of corifollitropin alfa in double ovarian stimulation process and to compare it to the conventional protocol with daily medication administration.

Timeline

Start

2022-11-17

Primary completion

2023-04-30

Completion

2023-05-30

Publications

• Results Baerwald AR, Adams GP, Pierson RA. Characterization of ovarian follicular wave dynamics in women. Biol Reprod. 2003 Sep;69(3):1023-31. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.017772. Epub 2003 May 14.
• Results Devroey P, Boostanfar R, Koper NP, Mannaerts BM, Ijzerman-Boon PC, Fauser BC; ENGAGE Investigators. A double-blind, non-inferiority RCT comparing corifollitropin alfa and recombinant FSH during the first seven days of ovarian stimulation using a GnRH antagonist protocol. Hum Reprod. 2009 Dec;24(12):3063-72. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dep291. Epub 2009 Aug 14.
• Results Kuang Y, Chen Q, Hong Q, Lyu Q, Ai A, Fu Y, Shoham Z. Double stimulations during the follicular and luteal phases of poor responders in IVF/ICSI programmes (Shanghai protocol). Reprod Biomed Online. 2014 Dec;29(6):684-91. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.08.009. Epub 2014 Sep 6.
• Results Kuang Y, Hong Q, Chen Q, Lyu Q, Ai A, Fu Y, Shoham Z. Luteal-phase ovarian stimulation is feasible for producing competent oocytes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment, with optimal pregnancy outcomes in frozen-thawed embryo transfer cycles. Fertil Steril. 2014 Jan;101(1):105-11. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.09.007. Epub 2013 Oct 23.
• Results Vaiarelli A, Cimadomo D, Petriglia C, Conforti A, Alviggi C, Ubaldi N, Ledda S, Ferrero S, Rienzi L, Ubaldi FM. DuoStim - a reproducible strategy to obtain more oocytes and competent embryos in a short time-frame aimed at fertility preservation and IVF purposes. A systematic review. Ups J Med Sci. 2020 May;125(2):121-130. doi: 10.1080/03009734.2020.1734694. Epub 2020 Apr 25.
• Results Vaiarelli A, Cimadomo D, Trabucco E, Vallefuoco R, Buffo L, Dusi L, Fiorini F, Barnocchi N, Bulletti FM, Rienzi L, Ubaldi FM. Double Stimulation in the Same Ovarian Cycle (DuoStim) to Maximize the Number of Oocytes Retrieved From Poor Prognosis Patients: A Multicenter Experience and SWOT Analysis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2018 Jun 14;9:317. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2018.00317. eCollection 2018.
• Castillo JC, Fuentes A, Ortiz JA, Abellan E, Bernabeu A, Bernabeu R. Continuous ovarian stimulation: a proof-of-concept study exploring the uninterrupted use of corifollitropin alpha in DuoStim cycles for enhanced efficiency and patient convenience (Alicante protocol). F S Rep. 2024 Mar 28;5(2):176-182. doi: 10.1016/j.xfre.2024.03.005. eCollection 2024 Jun.

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