Is growth hormone administration essential for in vitro fertilization treatment of female patients with growth hormone deficiency?

In conclusion, our case report suggests that adequate levels of growth hormone are essential for an adequate competence of the oocytes in infertile patients with growth hormone deficiency. Therefore, growth hormone administration should be taken into consideration for patients with this deficiency in order to optimize the results of infertility treatment.
ABBREVIATIONS: GH: growth hormone; GHD: growth hormone deficiency; HCG: human chorionic gonadotropin; IVF: in vitro fertilization; IGF: insulin like growth factor.
PMID: 29975109 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine - July 5, 2018 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Albu D, Albu A Tags: Syst Biol Reprod Med Source Type: research