Journal article
The routine use of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists prior to in vitro fertilization and gamete intrafallopian transfer: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials**Supported by contract no. 91-R-559 from the Royal Commission on New Reproductive Technologies, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To assess the efficacy of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRH-a) used in ovulation induction for in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) and gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT).
DESIGN: Meta-analysis of 10 trials comparing treatment cycle outcomes after GnRH-a (n = 914) with other ovulation induction protocols (n = 722) and 7 trials comparing outcomes after short flare-up (n = 368) with longer suppression (n = …
Authors
Hughes EG; Fedorkow DM; Daya S; Sagle MA; Van de Koppel P; Collins JA
Journal
Fertility and Sterility, Vol. 58, No. 5, pp. 888–896
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
11 1992
DOI
10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55430-2
ISSN
0015-0282