Objective: To describe infertility treatment and pregnancy outcome in a patient with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia major and hypopituitarism.
Design: Case report.
Setting: University-affiliated infertility clinic.
Patient: Twenty-four-year-old infertile patient with homozygous beta-thalassemia.
Intervention: Co-treatment with GH and gonadotropins.
Results: Ovulation induction with clomiphene citrate or gonadotropins alone was unsuccessful. Combined treatment with hMG, hCG, and recombinant human GH followed by intrauterine insemination resulted in a viable twin pregnancy.
Conclusion: Human GH as an adjunct to hMG and hCG seems to be a sensible approach in the treatment of infertile homozygous beta-thalassemic patients among which very few pregnancies are reported.
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