INDUCTION OF ARTIFICIAL ENDOMETRIAL CYCLES WITH ESTRADIOL IMPLANTS AND INJECTABLE PROGESTERONE - ESTABLISHMENT OF A VIABLE PREGNANCY IN A WOMAN WITH 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE DEFICIENCY

Repeated attempts with oral oestrogens and injectable progesterone fai led to induce secretory endometrium in a woman with 17-alpha-hydroxyla se deficiency. The insertion of s.c. 17-beta-oestradiol implants drama tically improved the endometrial response and enabled the establishmen t of endometrial maturation, A viable pregnancy was achieved after the uterine transfer of in-vitro fertilized donated eggs.