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The Follicular Fluid and Serum Concentrations of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in patients during IVF-ET Cycles / 대한산부인과학회지
Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology ; : 1941-1948, 2006.
Artigo em Coreano | WPRIM | ID: wpr-205090
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

Several aspects of female reproduction, from folliculogenesis to corpus luteum function, are related to angiogenesis. The purpose of this study is to measure the concentrations of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in follicular fluid and serum in patients during In Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET) cycles.

METHODS:

In our prospective study, twenty-nine patients who underwent in vitro fertilization by GnRH agonist short protocol were assessed at the our infertility clinic from Aug. 2003 to July 2005. Serum VEGF and follicular fluid VEGF levels were measured in all patients at the time of oocytes retrieval. The assay technique used in this study was ELISA for serum and follicular fluid VEGF.

RESULTS:

Of 29 cycles, 10 cycles were pregnant (34.5%). A positive correlation existed for follicular fluid VEGF and chronologic age (r=0.428, p-value=0.021). Follicular fluid VEGF concentration showed an inverse relationship with the total number of oocytes retrieved and follicles (r=-0.493, p-value=0.007; r=-0.474, p-value=0.009). But there was no statistically significant relationship between follicular fluid VEGF concentration and serum VEGF concentration (rho=0.347). Follicular fluid VEGF concentration was significantly higher in the non-pregnant group (1468.38+/-727.33 pg/mL) compared to the pregnant group (676.48+/-542.07 pg/mL) (p-value=0.003).

CONCLUSION:

Our data provide some of the evidences that elevated VEGF concentrations in the follicular fluid are associated with poor conception rates in the IVF-ET cycles.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Oócitos / Reprodução / Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática / Fertilização in vitro / Líquido Folicular / Estudos Prospectivos / Hormônio Liberador de Gonadotropina / Corpo Lúteo / Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular / Fertilização Tipo de estudo: Guia de Prática Clínica / Estudo observacional Limite: Feminino / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Ano de publicação: 2006 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Oócitos / Reprodução / Ensaio de Imunoadsorção Enzimática / Fertilização in vitro / Líquido Folicular / Estudos Prospectivos / Hormônio Liberador de Gonadotropina / Corpo Lúteo / Fator A de Crescimento do Endotélio Vascular / Fertilização Tipo de estudo: Guia de Prática Clínica / Estudo observacional Limite: Feminino / Humanos Idioma: Coreano Revista: Korean Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Ano de publicação: 2006 Tipo de documento: Artigo