[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the role of exogenous luteinizing hormone in poor responders undergoing in vitro fertilization with gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists

K Chung, L Krey, J Katz, N Noyes - Fertility and sterility, 2005 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the importance of exogenous LH in poor responders undergoing
IVF with GnRH antagonists. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: University …

Improvement of delivery and live birth rates after ICSI in women aged> 40 years by ovarian co-stimulation with growth hormone

J Tesarik, A Hazout, C Mendoza - Human Reproduction, 2005 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: Growth hormone (GH) is required for ovarian follicular development, and its
administration during ovarian stimulation improves pregnancy rate in cow and sheep. Data …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of recombinant LH supplementation to recombinant FSH during induced ovarian stimulation in the GnRH-agonist protocol: a matched case-control …

JG Franco, RLR Baruffi, JBA Oliveira, AL Mauri… - Reproductive Biology …, 2009 - Springer
Background Some studies have suggested that the suppression of endogenous LH
secretion does not seem to affect the majority of patients who are undergoing assisted …

[HTML][HTML] High expression of luteinizing hormone receptors messenger RNA by human cumulus granulosa cells is in correlation with decreased fertilization

E Maman, Y Yung, A Kedem, GM Yerushalmi… - Fertility and sterility, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To elucidate the LH receptor (LHR) expression patterns in human granulosa
cells (GCs) from antral to preovulatory stages, and to investigate a correlation to oocyte …

[HTML][HTML] Growth hormone ameliorates the age-associated depletion of ovarian reserve and decline of oocyte quality via inhibiting the activation of Fos and Jun …

C Liu, S Li, Y Li, J Tian, X Sun, T Song, G Yan… - Aging (Albany …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Oocyte quality typically begins to decline with aging, which contributes to subfertility and
infertility. However, there is still no effective treatment to restore the ovarian reserve and …

In vivo and in vitro effect of growth hormone on estradiol secretion by human granulosa cells

A Barreca, PG Artini, P Del Monte… - The Journal of …, 1993 - academic.oup.com
GH therapy increases the ovarian response to gonadotropin stimulation in women
presenting with ovaries that are relatively resistant to conventional gonadotropin therapy. As …

[HTML][HTML] Age is a better predictor of pregnancy potential than basal follicle-stimulating hormone levels in women undergoing in vitro fertilization

CC Chuang, CD Chen, KH Chao, SU Chen, HN Ho… - Fertility and sterility, 2003 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To analyze to what extent the parameters of ovarian functional reserve
including female age and basal FSH levels will affect the results of ovarian hyperstimulation …

Proliferative index of human luteinized granulosa cells varies as a function of ovarian reserve

DB Seifer, C Charland, D Berlinsky, AS Penzias… - American journal of …, 1993 - Elsevier
Objective: We examined whether the proliferative index of luteinized granulosa cells, as
determined by flow cytometry, varied as a function of a woman's ovarian reserve, as …

Rescue of IVF cycles by HMG in pituitary down-regulated normogonadotrophic young women characterized by a poor initial response to recombinant FSH

G De Placido, A Mollo, C Alviggi, I Strina… - Human …, 2001 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of adding human
menopausal gonadotrophin (HMG) during controlled ovarian stimulation in normoovulatory …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of gene expression profiles in granulosa and cumulus cells after ovulation induction with either human chorionic gonadotropin or a gonadotropin …

T Borgbo, BB Povlsen, CY Andersen, R Borup… - Fertility and sterility, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective To explore differences in follicle transcriptomes in patients having oocyte
maturation with either a bolus of hCG or GnRHa. Design Cumulus cells (CC) and mural …