Royal jelly in induction of ovulation

ABSTRACT

This work is done to evaluate the effect of royal jelly on infertility resulting from disturbance of hormones controlling ovulation, and to determine its mode of action after comparing it with a well established material of effect and mode of action; clomiphene citrate. The studied cases were divided into 2 groups; Croup I 20 married females infertility treated with royal jelly as 1 gm. sublingually from the 5th to 9th days of menstrual cycle for a single cycle. Group II 10 married females suffering from primary infertility treated with clomid as 50 mg. tab. orally twice daily from the 5th to 9th days of mestrual cycle for a single cycle. All cases were subjected to through history taking and clinical examination to exclude any medical disorder. Serum levels of F.S.H., L.H., progesterone and prolactin were measured by RIA technique before and after treatment with either clomid or royal jelly on the day 21st of the cycle. It was found that royal jelly significantly increased the mean levels F.S.H., L.H. and progesterone, but had no significant effect on prolactin. Clomid surpassed royal jelly and significantly increased the mean levels of F.S.H., L.T. and progestrone and significantly decreased that of prolactin