Serum hCG Levels following the Ovulatory Injection: Associations with Patient Weight and Implantation Time.

Objective. To test if serum hCG levels the morning after the ovulatory hCG injection correlate with (1) retrieval efficiency, (2) oocyte maturity, (3) embryo quality, (4) pregnancy, and/or (5) time to implantation in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) with intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). Design.

Follicle-stimulating hormone levels and medication compliance during in vitro fertilization.

Objective: To report the use of serum FSH levels during gonadotropin therapy for IVF to ensure medication compliance.

Design: Case report.

Setting: University-based reproductive endocrinology clinic.