Application of Exogenous Luteinizing Hormone in IVF Patients of Late Reproductive Age

Background: A decreased concentration of luteinizing hormone (LH) in women of late reproductive age contributes to disorder in adequate steroidogenesis and impairs oocyte/embryo quality, which results in fewer embryos suitable for cryopreservation, a lower implantation rate, and increased rate of ea...

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Main Authors: N. V. Protopopova, E. B. Druzhinina, N. A. Boldonova, A. V. Labygina, Y. V. Mylnikova, N. L. Sakhyanova, L. I. Maschakevich, K. V. Krylova, N. A. Kurashova
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Published: International Medical Research and Development Corporation 2020-06-01
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Online Access:http://ijbm.org/articles/i38/ijbm_10(2)_oa4.pdf
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author N. V. Protopopova
E. B. Druzhinina
N. A. Boldonova
A. V. Labygina
Y. V. Mylnikova
N. L. Sakhyanova
L. I. Maschakevich
K. V. Krylova
N. A. Kurashova
author_facet N. V. Protopopova
E. B. Druzhinina
N. A. Boldonova
A. V. Labygina
Y. V. Mylnikova
N. L. Sakhyanova
L. I. Maschakevich
K. V. Krylova
N. A. Kurashova
author_sort N. V. Protopopova
collection DOAJ
description Background: A decreased concentration of luteinizing hormone (LH) in women of late reproductive age contributes to disorder in adequate steroidogenesis and impairs oocyte/embryo quality, which results in fewer embryos suitable for cryopreservation, a lower implantation rate, and increased rate of early miscarriage. The purpose of our study was a retrospective analysis of the effectiveness of applying exogenous LH (urinary and recombinant) in ART programs in women of late reproductive age with previous IVF failures. Methods and Results: We studied how adding exogenous LH (urinary and recombinant) from Days 2-3 and 6-7 of menstrual cycle in ovulatory stimulation affects the outcomes of in vitro fertilization cycles. The study included 324 women (mean age of 35.7±3.8 years) receiving treatment for tubal¬-peritoneal infertility as part of IVF programs. All patients were divided into 4 groups depending on the stimulation day (Day 2-3 or Day 6-7) when exogenous LH-based inductor (human menopausal gonadotropin or recombinant LH) was added. In patients with a risk of "poor response," supplementing rLH at the initial stages of folliculogenesis (Day 2-3 of menstrual cycle) promotes optimization of oogenesis processes, obtaining a high percentage of good quality embryos (78%) and increasing pregnancy rate (30%). The good quality frozen embryos obtained in stimulation with recombinant LH and human menopausal gonadotropin added, had the same good quality and provided the PR comparable to transfer of fresh embryos. Conclusion: It is possible that LH injection restores the microenvironment of developing follicles in women of late reproductive age, which is reasonable for the patients studied.
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spelling doaj.art-f583cb2b900d4b859056e251b2e58d052022-12-22T02:04:50ZengInternational Medical Research and Development CorporationInternational Journal of Biomedicine2158-05102158-05292020-06-0110211211510.21103/Article10(2)_OA4Application of Exogenous Luteinizing Hormone in IVF Patients of Late Reproductive Age N. V. Protopopova0E. B. Druzhinina1N. A. Boldonova2A. V. Labygina3Y. V. Mylnikova4N. L. Sakhyanova5L. I. Maschakevich6K. V. Krylova7N. A. Kurashova8Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education; Scientific Centre for Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems; Irkutsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Regional Perinatal Center; Irkutsk, the Russian FederationRussian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education; Scientific Centre for Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems; Irkutsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Regional Perinatal Center; Irkutsk, the Russian FederationIrkutsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Regional Perinatal Center; Irkutsk, the Russian FederationScientific Centre for Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems; Irkutsk, the Russian FederationIrkutsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Regional Perinatal Center; Irkutsk, the Russian FederationIrkutsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Regional Perinatal Center; Irkutsk, the Russian FederationIrkutsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Regional Perinatal Center; Irkutsk, the Russian FederationIrkutsk Regional Clinical Hospital, Regional Perinatal Center; Irkutsk, the Russian FederationScientific Centre for Family Health and Human Reproduction Problems; Irkutsk, the Russian FederationBackground: A decreased concentration of luteinizing hormone (LH) in women of late reproductive age contributes to disorder in adequate steroidogenesis and impairs oocyte/embryo quality, which results in fewer embryos suitable for cryopreservation, a lower implantation rate, and increased rate of early miscarriage. The purpose of our study was a retrospective analysis of the effectiveness of applying exogenous LH (urinary and recombinant) in ART programs in women of late reproductive age with previous IVF failures. Methods and Results: We studied how adding exogenous LH (urinary and recombinant) from Days 2-3 and 6-7 of menstrual cycle in ovulatory stimulation affects the outcomes of in vitro fertilization cycles. The study included 324 women (mean age of 35.7±3.8 years) receiving treatment for tubal¬-peritoneal infertility as part of IVF programs. All patients were divided into 4 groups depending on the stimulation day (Day 2-3 or Day 6-7) when exogenous LH-based inductor (human menopausal gonadotropin or recombinant LH) was added. In patients with a risk of "poor response," supplementing rLH at the initial stages of folliculogenesis (Day 2-3 of menstrual cycle) promotes optimization of oogenesis processes, obtaining a high percentage of good quality embryos (78%) and increasing pregnancy rate (30%). The good quality frozen embryos obtained in stimulation with recombinant LH and human menopausal gonadotropin added, had the same good quality and provided the PR comparable to transfer of fresh embryos. Conclusion: It is possible that LH injection restores the microenvironment of developing follicles in women of late reproductive age, which is reasonable for the patients studied.http://ijbm.org/articles/i38/ijbm_10(2)_oa4.pdfin vitro fertilizationexogenous luteinizing hormonepregnancyembryo cryopreservation
spellingShingle N. V. Protopopova
E. B. Druzhinina
N. A. Boldonova
A. V. Labygina
Y. V. Mylnikova
N. L. Sakhyanova
L. I. Maschakevich
K. V. Krylova
N. A. Kurashova
Application of Exogenous Luteinizing Hormone in IVF Patients of Late Reproductive Age
International Journal of Biomedicine
in vitro fertilization
exogenous luteinizing hormone
pregnancy
embryo cryopreservation
title Application of Exogenous Luteinizing Hormone in IVF Patients of Late Reproductive Age
title_full Application of Exogenous Luteinizing Hormone in IVF Patients of Late Reproductive Age
title_fullStr Application of Exogenous Luteinizing Hormone in IVF Patients of Late Reproductive Age
title_full_unstemmed Application of Exogenous Luteinizing Hormone in IVF Patients of Late Reproductive Age
title_short Application of Exogenous Luteinizing Hormone in IVF Patients of Late Reproductive Age
title_sort application of exogenous luteinizing hormone in ivf patients of late reproductive age
topic in vitro fertilization
exogenous luteinizing hormone
pregnancy
embryo cryopreservation
url http://ijbm.org/articles/i38/ijbm_10(2)_oa4.pdf
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