Objective: To investigate the influence of human recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) on circulating serum concentrations of the ovarian proteohormones inhibin A, inhibin B, pro alpha-C, and activin A and serum levels of estradiol after down-regulation with GnRH analogue.
Design: Serum concentrations of ovarian proteohormones and estradiol.
Setting: Academic clinical practice.
Patient(s): 30 women who underwent assisted reproductive techniques.
Intervention(s): Blood samples were analyzed for inhibin A, inhibin B, pro alpha-C, activin A, and estradiol during IVF treatment at points coinciding with pituitary down-regulation, stimulation with recombinant FSH, ovulatory triggering, and the luteal phase of the cycle.
Result(s): Activin A levels did not change with recombinant FSH stimulation. In women with a sonographically detected leading follicle >17 mm in diameter, levels of inhibin A, pro alpha-C, and estradiol increased significantly (P<.05). The increase in inhibin B level was not statistically significant. In patients without adequate follicle development during FSH stimulation, serum levels of inhibins remained low and did not significantly deviate from values measured before stimulation.
Conclusion(s): Inhibin A and pro alpha-C are effective markers of follicular development and may be effective additions to estradiol as a marker.
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