[HTML][HTML] Growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor action in reproductive tissues

E Ipsa, VF Cruzat, JN Kagize, JL Yovich… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The role of growth hormone (GH) in human fertility is widely debated with some studies
demonstrating improvements in oocyte yield, enhanced embryo quality, and in some cases …

[HTML][HTML] Growth hormone in fertility and infertility: Mechanisms of action and clinical applications

CW Chang, YW Sung, YW Hsueh, YY Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Secreted by the anterior pituitary gland, growth hormone (GH) is a peptide that plays a
critical role in regulating cell growth, development, and metabolism in multiple targeted …

Growth hormone: roles in female reproduction

KL Hull, S Harvey - Journal of Endocrinology, 2001 - joe.bioscientifica.com
GH, as its name suggests, is obligatory for growth and development. It is, however, also
involved in the processes of sexual differentiation and pubertal maturation and it participates …

[PDF][PDF] Growth hormone: a reproductive endocrine-paracrine regulator?

KL Hull, S Harvey - Reviews of Reproduction, 2000 - researchgate.net
Growth hormone (GH) is not classically considered as a reproductive hormone, although a
vast literature indicates that it has roles in reproductive function. It is required for sexual …

[HTML][HTML] The role of growth hormone on ovarian functioning and ovarian angiogenesis

J Devesa, D Caicedo - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Although not yet well-understood, today it is clear that Growth Hormone (GH) exerts a
relevant role in the regulation of ovulation and fertility; in fact, fertility is lower in women with …

Growth hormone and reproduction: a review of endocrine and autocrine/paracrine interactions

KL Hull, S Harvey - International journal of endocrinology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The somatotropic axis, consisting of growth hormone (GH), hepatic insulin‐like growth factor
I (IGF‐I), and assorted releasing factors, regulates growth and body composition …

Involvement of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system in ovarian folliculogenesis

JRV Silva, JR Figueiredo, R Van den Hurk - Theriogenology, 2009 - Elsevier
During the last decade, involvement of growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factors
(IGFs) and IGF binding proteins (IGFBPs) in ovarian folliculogenesis has been extensively …

The consequences of altered somatotropic system on reproduction

V Chandrashekar, D Zaczek, A Bartke - Biology of reproduction, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Although the primary control of gonadotropin secretion is by the hypothalamic GnRH and the
gonadal function is controlled by the pituitary gonadotropins and prolactin, the emerging …

Growth hormone stimulates follicular development by stimulating ovarian production of insulin-like growth factor-I

Y Yoshimura, M Iwashita, M Karube, T Oda… - …, 1994 - academic.oup.com
The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of GH on follicular growth,
oocyte maturation, ovulation, and production of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) in the in …

[HTML][HTML] Double-blind placebo controlled study: human biosynthetic growth hormone for assisted reproductive technology

AM Suikkari, V MacLachlan, R Koistinen, M Seppälä… - Fertility and sterility, 1996 - Elsevier
Objective To study whether the effect of cotreatment with human biosynthetic GH improves
the outcome of poor IVF responders. Design A double-blind placebo-controlled study using …