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Assisted Reproduction

Review finds recombinant FSH is more effective therapy for inducing ovulation

Published in Women's Health Weekly, November 4th, 2004

Recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) is more effective than urinary FSH therapy for inducing ovulation, concludes a recent review article.

"Infertility affects approximately 10%-15% of couples. To enhance the chances of conception, assisted reproductive techniques (ART) have been improved and, in the last 5 years, thousands of babies have been delivered after in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection procedures," wrote A. Palagiano, University of Naples, and colleagues.

"To obtain an appropriate and controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH), clinicians have introduced many drug protocols based on gonadotropin releasing...

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