Reply of the Authors: Premature luteinization defined by an increased progesterone/estradiol ratio on day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration is a manifestation of diminished ovarian responsiveness to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Lai, Tsung Hsuan ^a,b   Lin, Tseng Kai ^a,c   Lee, Fa Kung ^a,c  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PROGESTERONE;

EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; LETTER; LUTEINIZATION; OOCYTE; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVARY HYPERSTIMULATION; PARAMETER; PREDICTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THICKNESS;

EID: 77949914902     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.01.001     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Lai T.H., Lee F.K., Lin T.K., Horng S.G., Chen S.C., Chen Y.H., et al. An increased serum progesterone-to-estradiol ratio on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin administration does not have a negative impact on clinical pregnancy rate in women with normal ovarian reserve treated with a long gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist protocol. Fertil Steril 92 (2009) 508-514
2. Younis J.S., Haddad S., Matilsky M., and Ben-Ami M. Premature luteinization: could it be an early manifestation of low ovarian reserve?. Fertil Steril 69 (1998) 461-465
3. Younis J.S., Matilsky M., Radin O., and Ben-Ami M. Increased progesterone/estradiol ratio in the late follicular phase could be related to low ovarian reserve in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer cycles with a long gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist. Fertil Steril 76 (2001) 294-299