OVULATION INDUCTION WITH GNRH AGONIST AND HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPINS - RESPONSE IN PATIENTS WITH ONE VERSUS 2 OVARIES

Objective-To examine the effect of oophorectomy on response to gonadot ropin releasing hormone-agonist/human menopausal gonadotropin (GnRH-a/ hMG) for in vitro fertilization (IVF). Design-Retrospective review. Se tting-Tertiary care academic institution. Patients-Ninety-one infertil e patients undergoing IVF. Eighty-four women had two ovaries and seven had only one ovary. Results-There was no difference observed between women with one versus two ovaries with regard to response to medicatio ns, hormone production, number of oocytes retrieved and fertilized, or the number of embryos cleaved and transferred. Conclusion-Women with only one ovary are at no reproductive disadvantage when undergoing ovu lation induction for IVF.