LOW COST PROTOCOL VERSUS SHORT PROTOCOL FOR CONTROLLED OVARIAN STIMULATION IN ICSI TRIALS | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility | ||
| Article 3, Volume 12, Issue 2, January 2008, Pages 21-28 PDF (786.61 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/egyfs.2008.4862 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Salem H.1; Nassar M.2; Askalany A.3; Kassem K.4 | ||
| 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Al Azhar University | ||
| 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Al Azhar University , Al Azhar ART Unit, ,CPSR, | ||
| 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Cairo University | ||
| 4Department of Community Medicine Al Azhar University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Design: A prospective randomized controlled study carried out at Al Azhar ART unit in the International Islamic center for population studies and research (IICPSR) Al Azhar university, from July 2005 to March 2007. Objective : To compare the effectiveness of low cost Protocol versus the short (flare up) protocol. Methods: Two hundreds and thirty five couples have been recruited in this study, all of them were planned for an ICSI either due to male subfertility of unexplained infertility. Results: The short protocol was found to have significantly higher number of oocyles as well as the available embryos for transfer than in low cost protocol. The Low cost protocol was found to be of very low cost than (he short protocol (in regard to the total number of hMG ampoules used per cycle) (P<0.001). Pregnancy rale was found to be slightly higher in the short protocol (17%) than the low cosl protocol (15%), yet this was statistically insignificant (P = 0.7). Conclusion: The low cost protocol is less expensive than the short protocol so, it can be used as an alternative to the short protocol especially in couples undergoing an ICSI and/or TESE, aiming to reduce the cost. | ||
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