The Effect of PDE5 Inhibitors on the Male Reproductive Tract.

The therapeutic range of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors (PDE5) inhibitors is getting wider in the last years. This review study focuses on the potential employment of PDE5 inhibitors as an adjunct tool for the therapeutic management of male infertility. The literature tends to suggest a beneficial effect of PDE5 inhibitors on Leydig and Sertoli cells secretory function.

Natural cycle IVF and oocyte in-vitro maturation in polycystic ovary syndrome: a collaborative prospective study.

In-vitro maturation (IVM) was performed in 350 cycles for 262 unstimulated patients diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome who were primed with human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) before oocyte retrieval. In order to improve nuclear and cytoplasmic maturation, growth hormone was added to the maturation medium. Oocytes were recovered in 94.