A patient and physician friendly stimulation protocol using long acting FSH and progestin priming should be the future of IVF

Objective: Needle phobias and concern about the discomfort remain significant disincentives for many women contemplating in vitro fertilization (IVF). The number of injections required in an IVF cycle is increased by the use of most medications which prevent premature ovulation. Mechanism: long-acti...

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Main Authors: Einav Kadour-Peero, Michael H. Dahan
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Language:English
Published: IMR Press 2022-03-01
Series:Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/49/3/10.31083/j.ceog4903078
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description Objective: Needle phobias and concern about the discomfort remain significant disincentives for many women contemplating in vitro fertilization (IVF). The number of injections required in an IVF cycle is increased by the use of most medications which prevent premature ovulation. Mechanism: long-acting follicular stimulation hormone (LA-FSH) that was developed 15 years ago has the ability to stimulate folliculogenesis in a patient for seven days with a single injection, with comparable outcomes to daily injections in assisted reproduction. Many clinicians were hesitated to use it in their patients, fearing an inability to decrease levels of FSH stimulation for 7 days and the resultant increased risks of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). This occurred prior to the widespread adoption of Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-agonist triggering and freeze all embryos for the prevention of OHSS. Conclusions: We suggest LA-FSH protocol with the use of progestins to prevent ovulation, which could be an alternative way to treat IVF patients without any compromise of the effectiveness of the treatments or the safety of the patients.
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spelling doaj-art-b7c2cdd87f4e48018231078e0b5dceeb2025-08-20T02:19:18ZengIMR PressClinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology0390-66632022-03-014937810.31083/j.ceog4903078S0390-6663(22)01729-8A patient and physician friendly stimulation protocol using long acting FSH and progestin priming should be the future of IVFEinav Kadour-Peero0Michael H. Dahan1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0G4, CanadaMUHC Reproductive Center, McGill University, Montreal, QC H3A 0G4, CanadaObjective: Needle phobias and concern about the discomfort remain significant disincentives for many women contemplating in vitro fertilization (IVF). The number of injections required in an IVF cycle is increased by the use of most medications which prevent premature ovulation. Mechanism: long-acting follicular stimulation hormone (LA-FSH) that was developed 15 years ago has the ability to stimulate folliculogenesis in a patient for seven days with a single injection, with comparable outcomes to daily injections in assisted reproduction. Many clinicians were hesitated to use it in their patients, fearing an inability to decrease levels of FSH stimulation for 7 days and the resultant increased risks of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). This occurred prior to the widespread adoption of Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-agonist triggering and freeze all embryos for the prevention of OHSS. Conclusions: We suggest LA-FSH protocol with the use of progestins to prevent ovulation, which could be an alternative way to treat IVF patients without any compromise of the effectiveness of the treatments or the safety of the patients.https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/49/3/10.31083/j.ceog4903078injectionsprotocolprogestin
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A patient and physician friendly stimulation protocol using long acting FSH and progestin priming should be the future of IVF
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protocol
progestin
title A patient and physician friendly stimulation protocol using long acting FSH and progestin priming should be the future of IVF
title_full A patient and physician friendly stimulation protocol using long acting FSH and progestin priming should be the future of IVF
title_fullStr A patient and physician friendly stimulation protocol using long acting FSH and progestin priming should be the future of IVF
title_full_unstemmed A patient and physician friendly stimulation protocol using long acting FSH and progestin priming should be the future of IVF
title_short A patient and physician friendly stimulation protocol using long acting FSH and progestin priming should be the future of IVF
title_sort patient and physician friendly stimulation protocol using long acting fsh and progestin priming should be the future of ivf
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progestin
url https://www.imrpress.com/journal/CEOG/49/3/10.31083/j.ceog4903078
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