Shakunthala Narayanaswamy

No ORCID on file · 3 papers in corpus
rct 2017
A second dose of kisspeptin-54 improves oocyte maturation in women at high risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a Phase 2 randomized controlled trial
Human reproduction (Oxford, England) ·doi:10.1093/humrep/dex253

STUDY QUESTION: Can increasing the duration of LH-exposure with a second dose of kisspeptin-54 improve oocyte maturation in women at high risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)? SUMMARY ANSWER: A second dose of kisspeptin-54 at 1…

rct 2015
Efficacy of Kisspeptin-54 to Trigger Oocyte Maturation in Women at High Risk of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) During In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Therapy
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism ·doi:10.1210/jc.2015-2332

CONTEXT: In vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment is an effective therapy for infertility, but can result in the potentially life-threatening complication, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to investigate …

nonrandomized-trial 2014
Kisspeptin-54 triggers egg maturation in women undergoing in vitro fertilization
The Journal of clinical investigation ·doi:10.1172/jci75730

BACKGROUND: Patients with mutations that inactivate kisspeptin signaling are infertile. Kisspeptin-54, the major circulating isoform of kisspeptin in humans, potently stimulates reproductive hormone secretion in humans. Animal studies sugge…