Evaluate the effectiveness of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) in the treatment of thin endometrium or in women with recurrent implantation failure in ICSI cycles
Prospective analytical study which will be conducted at a private IVF center starting from june 2016. the study will be recruited from both the fertility clinics and centers by fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria , all patient will be subjected to complete history taking medical and fertility history including previous induction or implantation failure. patients will be randomized into two groups, group A will be treated with neupogen 30 international unit (IU) and group B will be treated with clexane 40mg and estrogen. study procedure: ovaries were stimulated with standard protocol (long GnRH Agonist) or gonadotrophic releasing hormone (GnRH Antagonist, when at least 3 follicles achieved 18 mm diameter, Human chorionic gonadotrophic (hCG) (10000 IU) was administered for ovulation triggering, transvaginal oocyte retrieval was performed at 36-38 hours after injection of hCG . the oocytes were fertilized by intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) method. the thickness of endometrium was evaluated on the day of oocyte retrieval and syringe which containing (300 mcg/1 ml) GCSF (neupogen) was infused slowly in the uterine cavity and after 5 days (before embryo transfer) endometrial thickness was evaluated again. all patients received oral and parenteral progesterone for luteal phase support.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
20
neupogen 30 IU once intrauterine at the time of ovum pickup
increase in endometrial thickness (above 7 mm)
Time frame: one week
chemical pregnancy (serum beta hCG titre more than (25 mili liter international unit (mIU)/ml) and clinical pregnancy defined as the presence of an intrauterine gestational sac on transvaginal ultrasound (TVS)as 6 weeks.
Time frame: 6 week
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