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The outcomes of gonadotropins releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist cycles with and without letrozole co-treatment in patients undergoing ICSI

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Abstract

Background: Letrozole is an aromatase inhibitor which has been proposed as a great tool in ovulation induction and infertility management. This study aimed to evaluate whether the use of letrozole in combination with gonadotropins and GnRH antagonist is superior to gonadotropins and GnRH antagonist alone in women undergoing ICSI treatment. Methods: This prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted during the period from October 2017 to March 2020 in a private fertility center. 112 participants were randomly allocated into two groups either intervention (Letrozole plus antagonist protocol) or control (antagonist protocol) groups. Participants were subjected to ovarian stimulation (OS) using a GnRH antagonist protocol. Only for the intervention group, letrozole was added from the second day of the cycle to the sixth day. On the day of hCG trigger, endometrial thickness, estradiol and progesterone level were assessed. The results were correlated to the outcomes of the Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycle. Results: Both the intervention and control groups were balanced in respect to the demographic and clinical characteristics. The stimulation outcomes were comparable between the two studied groups. The clinical pregnancy rate and the ongoing pregnancy rate were comparable between both groups. There was no significant relation between the day of embryo transfer and either occurrence of clinical pregnancy or ongoing pregnancy among both groups' participants. Conclusions: Letrozole co-treatment in the first five days of gonadotropins stimulation in anatagonist cycles did not show any significant change in the pregnancy outcomes of ICSI cycles.

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2021.87421.2296

Keywords

Letrozole, gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist, Ovarian Stimulation, Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

Authors

First Name

Reham

Last Name

El said

MiddleName

Abd El Hamid

Affiliation

Obstetrics and gynecology department, Faculty of medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt

Email

rehamabdelhamid2019@outlook.com

City

Menia El kamh

Orcid

0000-0002-4857-8130

First Name

Eman

Last Name

El-Gindy

MiddleName

Amin

Affiliation

Obstetrics and gynecology department, Faculty of medicine, Zagazig University hospitals

Email

eman_elgindy2013@hotmail.com

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Orcid

-

First Name

Abdulmagid

Last Name

Sarhan

MiddleName

Mahmoud

Affiliation

Professor of obstetrics and Gynaecology Faculty of Medicine - Zagazig University

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sarhan_a@hotmail.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Galal

MiddleName

Fawzy

Affiliation

Obstetrics and gynecology department, Faculty of medicine, Alexandria University

Email

galal_af@yahoo.com

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-

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Fakhr

MiddleName

Elsadek

Affiliation

Microbiology and Immunology Department

Email

ahmed_fakhr@yahoo.com

City

Zagazig

Orcid

0000-0002-0497-4908

Volume

30

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

45687

Issue Date

2024-03-01

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2021-07-25

Publish Date

2024-03-01

Page Start

576

Page End

584

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1110-1431

Online ISSN

2357-0717

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273

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Zagazig University Medical Journal

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https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/

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The outcomes of gonadotropins releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist cycles with and without letrozole co-treatment in patients undergoing ICSI

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Created At

30 Dec 2024