IVF/ICSI outcome and serum LH concentration on day 1 of ovarian stimulation with recombinant FSH under pituitary suppression

S Bjercke, Sverre Bjercke, Péter Fedorcsák, P Fedorcsak, T Abyholm, Thomas Åbyholm, Ritsa Storeng, R Storeng, Gudvor Ertzeid, G Ertzeid, Nan Birgitte Oldereid, N Oldereid, Anne Katerine Omland, A Omland, Tom Tanbo, T Tanbo
Human Reproduction · 2005 · vol. 20(9) , pp. 2441–2447 · doi:10.1093/humrep/dei101 · PMID:15919773 · W2069213420
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Serum LH concentration on stimulation day 1 does not predict ovarian response, conception, or pregnancy outcome in women undergoing IVF/ICSI after pituitary suppression with GnRH agonist.

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BACKGROUND: Down-regulation with GnRH agonist has been suggested to result in a profound suppression of LH bioactivity, reduced estradiol synthesis, and thus impaired IVF and pregnancy outcome. The aims of this study were: (i) to assess the usefulness of serum LH measurement on stimulation day 1 as a predictor of ovarian response, conception and pregnancy outcome in patients treated with long-term down-regulation with GnRH agonist and recombinant FSH, and (ii) to define the best threshold LH value, if any, to discriminate between women with different outcomes of IVF. METHODS: Records of 2625 cycles in 1652 infertile women undergoing IVF (n = 1856) and/or ICSI (n = 769) treatment were reviewed. RESULTS: The range of LH concentrations on stimulation day 1 overlapped among non-conception cycles, conception cycles, ongoing pregnancies and early pregnancy losses. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis showed that serum LH concentrations on stimulation day 1 were unable to discriminate between conception and non-conception cycles (AUC(ROC) = 0.51; 95% CI: 0.49-0.54) or ongoing pregnancies versus early pregnancy loss groups (AUC(ROC) = 0.52; 95% CI: 0.47-0.57). Stratification for various low serum levels of LH did not reveal significant differences with respect to conception or pregnancy outcome among different LH levels on stimulation day 1. CONCLUSIONS: Serum LH concentration on stimulation day 1 cannot predict ovarian response, conception and pregnancy outcome in women receiving long-term down-regulation during assisted reproduction treatment.

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Fertilization in Vitro Follicle Stimulating Hormone Infertility, Female Infertility, Female Luteinizing Hormone Pregnancy Outcome Adult Biomarkers Biomarkers Female Follicle Stimulating Hormone Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Humans Infertility, Female Luteinizing Hormone Ovulation Induction Pituitary Gland Pituitary Gland Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

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