[Prospective randomised study of long versus short agonist protocol with poor responder patients during in vitro fertilization].

Objectives: Different ovarian stimulation protocols are used for in vitro fertilization (IVF) in "poor responder" patients. Our work aims at comparing two ovarian stimulation protocols (long agonist half-dose protocol versus short agonist protocol without pretreatment) in this population of women.

Patients And Methods: This prospective, randomized study was realized at the University Hospital of Saint-Étienne and concerns "poor responder" patients (age between 38 and 42 years and FSH at day 3 more than 9.