To salvage the luteal phase and improve pregnancy rate in antagonist IVF/ICSI cycles triggered with GnRH agonist. Two strategies are compared supplementing the luteal phase with three small doses (500 IU) of HCG and giving a booster dose of HCG (1500 IU) on the day of ovum pickup.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
200
Given in different doses and timing to support the luteal phase
IVF centre, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Cairo University Hospitals (Kasr EL Aini)
Cairo, Egypt
Adam International hospital
Giza, Egypt
Nile IVF center
Giza, Egypt
Clinical pregnancy rate
The number of cycles with a positive pregnancy test and evidence of a gestational sac with fetal pulsations after 5weeks from pregnancy test
Time frame: 1 year
OHSS rate
The number of cycles with evidence of OHSS
Time frame: 1 year
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