Can steroidal ovarian suppression during the luteal phase after oocyte retrieval reduce the risk of severe OHSS?

Background: Ovarian stimulation in IVF cycle results in luteal supraphysiological steroid concentrations especially for high response patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of ovarian steroid hormone suppression in luteal phase after oocyte retrieval for preventing severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) in high-risk patients with embryo cryopreservation.

Methods: 281 patients with high risk of OHSS were enrolled in this study among 4735 infertile women undergoing their first IVF treatment.

Cetrotide administration in the early luteal phase in patients at high risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: A controlled clinical study.

The aim of the present pilot study was to assess the feasibility and efficacy of Cetrotide administration in the early luteal phase in patients at high risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS), undergoing embryo cryopreservation following superovulation. A total of 135 patients at high risk of OHSS and undergoing embryo cryopreservation were divided into two groups. In the treatment group (n=39), the patients received daily subcutaneous injections of 0.

Effects of the copper intrauterine device on the expression of cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 in the endometrium.

Objective: To examine the expression levels of cyclooxygenase (COX)-1 and COX-2 in the endometrium before and after insertion of the copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD).

Methods: Ten patients were investigated. Two endometrial biopsies were taken from the uterus of each patient.