Growth hormone for in vitro fertilization.

BACKGROUND: Ovulation induction protocols for in vitro fertilization (IVF) are constantly under review and revision in an attempt to decrease gonadotropin requirements while improving follicular recruitment and pregnancy rate. Most studies of the effect of Growth Hormone on ovulation induction have investigated normally ovulating infertile women. Attention has begun to turn to its effect on women who fail to produce an optimal number of …