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YEAR: 1998

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Pretreatment with an oral contraceptive is effective in reducing the

incidence of functional ovarian cyst formation during pituitary suppression

by gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogues.

AUTHORS

Biljan MM; Mahutte NG; Dean N; Hemmings R; Bissonnette F; Tan SL

SOURCE

JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS. 1998 Nov;15(10):599-

ABSTRACT

A retrospective case-controlled study was undertaken to assess the effects of pretreatment with oral contraceptive

(OC) on the formation of functional ovarian cysts during pituitary suppression with gonadotropin-releasing hormone

(GnRH) agonists, subsequently follicular development, and pregnancy rates. In the period between January 1997 and

December 1997, 31 in vitro fertilizations, all of which in a previous cycle, had commenced the long protocol of GnRH

agonists in the early follicular phase and were pretreated in a subsequent cycle with an OC containing 30 mcg

ethinyl estradiol and 150 mcg desogestrel for 2 weeks prior GnRH agonist administration and then weekly until

pituitary suppression was achieved. After data collection and analysis, findings revealed that functional ovarian

cysts were detected in 16 (51.6%) of 31 patients not pretreated with an OC and in 0 (0%) of 31 patients pretreated with

an OC. Satisfactory pituitary suppression was achieved more rapidly with patients pretreated with an OC. Further,

comparable gonadotroph requirements and pregnancy rates were detected among patients pretreated with an OC. In

conclusion, pretreating patients with an OC prior to pituitary suppression in the early follicular phase decreases

ovarian cyst formation, without an apparent effect on subsequent follicular recruitment or pregnancy rates.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 54-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Pretreatment with an oral contraceptive is effective in

reducing the incidence of functional ovarian cyst formation during pituitary suppression by gonadotropin-releasing

hormone analogues.", is(are) Biljan MM; Mahutte NG; Dean N; Hemmings R; Bissonnette F; Tan SL. The source

of this article is "JOURNAL OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AND GENETICS. 1998 Nov;15(10):599-604.". This

article was published in 1998 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 54-06. All rights

reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 5054

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