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| Name | Class |
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| Human Reproduction & Genetics Foundation | UNKNOWN |
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A thin endometrium is one of the most difficult problems encountered in assisted reproduction every day practice Regarding the proliferative phase, several ways of treatment have been undertaken to circumvent thin endometrium trying to increase thickness with questionable results.
The objective of the current study will be whether a daily dose of 150 IU (international units) of human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) for seven days concomitant with estrogen administration in estrogen replacement cycles can increase the endometrial thickness and improve pregnancy outcome.
In this pilot study subjects with repeatedly resistant thin endometrium, less than 6mm, will be recruited. The investigators sought to investigate the possible role of adding low dose HCG in the follicular phase, on the endometrial growth and development. The investigators constructed this hypothesis based on the fact that LH/HCG (luteinizing hormone/human chorionic gonadotropin) receptor is present in endometrium and therefore a positive interaction could be anticipated when HCG is administered in the proliferative phase of endometrial growth. Furthermore, in a previous study, where human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) -well known that renders its luteinizing hormone (LH) capacity due to low dose HCG contain- was compared to recombinant-follicular stimulating hormone (rec-FSH) during ovarian stimulation, endometrium was more likely to be iso-echogenic and hypo-echogenic in the hMG group, also anticipating a possible positive role of HCG activity.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| HCG priming | Experimental | Patients in this arm after 7-9 days of estrogen replacement they will receive a 150 international units (IU) HCG every day for 7 days concomitantly with the estradiol |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) | Drug | 150 international units (IU) of HCG for seven days subcutaneously concomitantly with estrogens in preparation endometrium cycles fro frozen embryos replacement |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Endometrial thickness | measured by transvaginal ultrasound | 14 days after estrogen treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pregnancy outcome | Clinical pregnancy | 5 weeks after embryotransfer |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Papanikolaou Evangelos, MD | HRG clinical director | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| HRG Foundation | Thessaloniki | Kalamaria | 55133 | Greece |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 18797990 | Background | Shufaro Y, Simon A, Laufer N, Fatum M. Thin unresponsive endometrium--a possible complication of surgical curettage compromising ART outcome. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2008 Aug;25(8):421-5. doi: 10.1007/s10815-008-9245-y. Epub 2008 Sep 17. | |
| 23949214 | Derived | Papanikolaou EG, Kyrou D, Zervakakou G, Paggou E, Humaidan P. "Follicular HCG endometrium priming for IVF patients experiencing resisting thin endometrium. A proof of concept study". J Assist Reprod Genet. 2013 Oct;30(10):1341-5. doi: 10.1007/s10815-013-0076-0. Epub 2013 Aug 16. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D006063 | Chorionic Gonadotropin |
| ID | Term |
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| D006062 | Gonadotropins |
| D036361 | Peptide Hormones |
| D006728 | Hormones |
| D006730 | Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |
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| D010926 | Placental Hormones |
| D010455 | Peptides |
| D000602 | Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins |
| D011257 | Pregnancy Proteins |
| D011506 | Proteins |