Objectives: The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy and safety of GnRH-agonist to the human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) trigger in cases of simple ovarian stimulation.</span></span><span>&...Objectives: The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy and safety of GnRH-agonist to the human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) trigger in cases of simple ovarian stimulation.</span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Study design: Randomized controlled trial was conducted on 291 women complaining of unexplained infertility visiting Elshatby Maternity University Hospital from February to December 2019. Trial registration unique ID</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> is</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> PACTR202001787868341 (</span></span></span><a href="https://www.pactr.org/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">https://www.pactr.org/</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">). Age included from 20</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">- 43 years. All patients were stimulated by the sequential stimulation protocol using letrozole then FSH injection, when the criteria of ovulation trigger were reached</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">;</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> cases were randomized into two groups using closed envelopes method</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Group A (123 cases) GnRh agonist (triptorelin 0.2 IU) subcutaneous injection and Group B (168 cases) HCG 10,000 IU intramuscular injection w</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ere</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> used for triggering of ovulation then followed by timed intercourse.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results: Primary outcome was the clinical pregnancy rate while rate of miscarriage and ovarian hyper-stimulation rate were the secondary outcome. Clinical pregnancy rates, in Group A w</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ere</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> (21.1%) while it was (31.5%) in another group (P</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">=</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.049). Miscarriage rate was (4.9%) in the first group and (3.6%) in the second group (P</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">=</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.580). Except for one case of moderate ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome (OHSS) complicated the HCG group, there were no such cases in GnRH group.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion: Triggering final oocyte maturation with HCG was superior to GnRH agonists triggers as regards the clinical pregnancy rate.展开更多
<strong><em>Objective</em></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:<...<strong><em>Objective</em></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> To evaluate the benefit of dual trigger (hCG + GnRH agonist) in patients underwent controlled ovarian stimulation for IVF in an antagonist protocol. </span><b><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A retrospective case control study was performed (January 2017 to March 2019) in a single IVF center. The dual trigger group (n = 17), ovulation trigger was achieved with both hCG and GnRH agonist while in the single trigger group (n = 34), it was achieved by hCG alone. The first endpoint was the number of mature oocytes retrieved;the secondary endpoints were total number of oocytes retrieved, the number of cleaved embryos obtained (day 3) and blastocysts (day 5/day 6), the number of embryos transferred, the ongoing-pregnancy/miscarriage rate. </span><b><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The dual vs. the single group showed the followings. The number of retrieved oocytes of 7.1 vs. 6.4 (p = 0.68);mature oocytes of 4.6 vs. 4.1 (p = 0.62), day-3-embryos of 2.9 vs. 2.0 (p = 0.2), day-5/6-embryos of 0.3 vs. 0.03 (p = 0.13), transferred embryos of 2.1 vs. 1.8 (p = 0.48);ongoing pregnancy of 1 vs. 9 (p = 0.14);miscarriage of 0 vs. 2 (p = 1). </span><b><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A dual trigger showed no additional clinical benefits. Future large studies are needed to demonstrate a real clinical advantage.</span></span></span></span>展开更多
文摘Objectives: The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy and safety of GnRH-agonist to the human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) trigger in cases of simple ovarian stimulation.</span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Study design: Randomized controlled trial was conducted on 291 women complaining of unexplained infertility visiting Elshatby Maternity University Hospital from February to December 2019. Trial registration unique ID</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> is</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> PACTR202001787868341 (</span></span></span><a href="https://www.pactr.org/"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">https://www.pactr.org/</span></span></span></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">). Age included from 20</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">- 43 years. All patients were stimulated by the sequential stimulation protocol using letrozole then FSH injection, when the criteria of ovulation trigger were reached</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">;</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> cases were randomized into two groups using closed envelopes method</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> Group A (123 cases) GnRh agonist (triptorelin 0.2 IU) subcutaneous injection and Group B (168 cases) HCG 10,000 IU intramuscular injection w</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ere</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> used for triggering of ovulation then followed by timed intercourse.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results: Primary outcome was the clinical pregnancy rate while rate of miscarriage and ovarian hyper-stimulation rate were the secondary outcome. Clinical pregnancy rates, in Group A w</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">ere</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> (21.1%) while it was (31.5%) in another group (P</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">=</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.049). Miscarriage rate was (4.9%) in the first group and (3.6%) in the second group (P</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">=</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">0.580). Except for one case of moderate ovarian hyper-stimulation syndrome (OHSS) complicated the HCG group, there were no such cases in GnRH group.</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""> </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion: Triggering final oocyte maturation with HCG was superior to GnRH agonists triggers as regards the clinical pregnancy rate.
文摘<strong><em>Objective</em></strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:""><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> To evaluate the benefit of dual trigger (hCG + GnRH agonist) in patients underwent controlled ovarian stimulation for IVF in an antagonist protocol. </span><b><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Methods</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A retrospective case control study was performed (January 2017 to March 2019) in a single IVF center. The dual trigger group (n = 17), ovulation trigger was achieved with both hCG and GnRH agonist while in the single trigger group (n = 34), it was achieved by hCG alone. The first endpoint was the number of mature oocytes retrieved;the secondary endpoints were total number of oocytes retrieved, the number of cleaved embryos obtained (day 3) and blastocysts (day 5/day 6), the number of embryos transferred, the ongoing-pregnancy/miscarriage rate. </span><b><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Results</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> The dual vs. the single group showed the followings. The number of retrieved oocytes of 7.1 vs. 6.4 (p = 0.68);mature oocytes of 4.6 vs. 4.1 (p = 0.62), day-3-embryos of 2.9 vs. 2.0 (p = 0.2), day-5/6-embryos of 0.3 vs. 0.03 (p = 0.13), transferred embryos of 2.1 vs. 1.8 (p = 0.48);ongoing pregnancy of 1 vs. 9 (p = 0.14);miscarriage of 0 vs. 2 (p = 1). </span><b><i><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Conclusion</span></i></b><span style="font-family:Verdana;">:</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> A dual trigger showed no additional clinical benefits. Future large studies are needed to demonstrate a real clinical advantage.</span></span></span></span>