Novel follicular-phase gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist stimulation protocol for in vitro fertilization in the poor responder
This article was of interest to me. I work with poor responders and they are not just “older” women. I have treated women in their early 30’s with “poor responder” diagnosis. They have normal FSH, E2 and regular cycles, but respond very poorly to fertility drugs and produce limited follicles. The article rethinks the traditional IVF stimulation cycle for poor responders and raises some interesting thoughts about how hormones can effect more than one part of the cycle.
The authors developed a protocol to lengthen the follicular phase of the IVF cycle. By increasing the number of days during the follicular […]