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The combination of follicle-stimulating hormone and human menopausal gonadotropin for the induction of multiple follicular maturation for in vitro fertilization.

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Muasher, SJ; Garcia, JE; Rosenwaks, Z
Published in: Fertil Steril
July 1985

One hundred fifty-one cycles in 134 consecutive patients were stimulated with 150 IU of human urinary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and 150 IU of human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) on cycle days 3 and 4 and then with 150 IU of hMG daily for the purpose of multiple follicular development for in vitro fertilization (IVF). Seventy-three patients did not have a prior IVF attempt, and 61 patients in 78 cycles had prior IVF attempts at least once with their previous cycles stimulated with the same method and/or hMG and/or FSH. There was an average of three preovulatory oocytes retrieved per laparoscopy and a pregnancy rate of 27% per transfer cycle. The results were equally favorable in "new" and "old" patient cycles. The pregnancy rate increased with the transfer of two or more conceptuses of preovulatory origin. The multiple pregnancy rate, but not the abortion rate, increased with increased numbers of conceptuses transferred.

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Fertil Steril

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0015-0282

Publication Date

July 1985

Volume

44

Issue

1

Start / End Page

62 / 69

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Progesterone
  • Pregnancy, Multiple
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic
  • Pregnancy
  • Ovulation Induction
  • Ovarian Follicle
  • Oocytes
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Menotropins
 

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Muasher, S. J., Garcia, J. E., & Rosenwaks, Z. (1985). The combination of follicle-stimulating hormone and human menopausal gonadotropin for the induction of multiple follicular maturation for in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril, 44(1), 62–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48678-4
Muasher, S. J., J. E. Garcia, and Z. Rosenwaks. “The combination of follicle-stimulating hormone and human menopausal gonadotropin for the induction of multiple follicular maturation for in vitro fertilization.Fertil Steril 44, no. 1 (July 1985): 62–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48678-4.
Muasher, S. J., et al. “The combination of follicle-stimulating hormone and human menopausal gonadotropin for the induction of multiple follicular maturation for in vitro fertilization.Fertil Steril, vol. 44, no. 1, July 1985, pp. 62–69. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48678-4.
Journal cover image

Published In

Fertil Steril

DOI

ISSN

0015-0282

Publication Date

July 1985

Volume

44

Issue

1

Start / End Page

62 / 69

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Time Factors
  • Progesterone
  • Pregnancy, Multiple
  • Pregnancy, Ectopic
  • Pregnancy
  • Ovulation Induction
  • Ovarian Follicle
  • Oocytes
  • Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine
  • Menotropins