Factors influencing pregnancy rates with a combined clomiphene citrate/gonadotropin protocol for non-assisted reproductive technology fertility treatment

Brenda S. Houmard, M.Peter Juang, Michael R. Soules, Victor Y. Fujimoto
In: Fertility and Sterility · 2002 · vol. 77(2) , pp. 384–386 · doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(01)02990-9 · PMID:11821101 · W2014187982
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This study investigated factors affecting pregnancy rates in non-ART fertility treatments using a combined clomiphene citrate and gonadotropin protocol.

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ObjectiveTo determine the effectiveness of a combined clomiphene citrate/gonadotropin protocol in a general infertility population and to evaluate factors influencing pregnancy rates obtained with this protocol.DesignA retrospective chart review. SETTING; University-based infertility clinic.Patient(s)Two hundred forty-eight patients undergoing 658 cycles of minimal stimulation (MS) protocol from 1996-2000.Intervention(s)Patients underwent treatment with clomiphene citrate and gonadotropin, often followed by intrauterine insemination.Main outcome measure(s)Clinical pregnancy rates.Result(s)Overall, the clinical pregnancy rate was 7.1% per cycle (n = 248 patients and 658 cycles). The age range of the patients was 24-47 years (mean +/- SD = 36.5 +/- 4.9) with 8.7% noted to have ovulatory dysfunction. Pregnancy rates varied significantly (P<.05) with patient age (9.3% in women or =40), duration of infertility (9.0% in women with 3 years of infertility) and number of follicles produced during stimulation (9.1% in women with > or =3 follicles vs. 4.6% in women with <3 follicles).Conclusion(s)The effectiveness of the MS protocol in a general infertility population with a predominantly ovulatory status is much less than that previously reported in a younger patient population with a significant rate of ovulatory dysfunction. This protocol does not appear to lead to pregnancy rates higher than that reported for clomiphene citrate/intrauterine insemination (IUI) cycles. The clinical pregnancy rates using a minimal stimulation protocol are particularly compromised in women over 40, those with a longer duration of infertility or those who produce few follicles during stimulation.

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