Background Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of clomiphene citrate (CC) vs. letrozole (L) plus human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) in gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist protocol in poor prognosis women with previous failed ovarian stimulation undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). MaterialsAndMethods This retrospective cohort study included cycles with C...

The denaturation of chorionic gonadotropin in 40 per cent aqueous urea solution has been found exceptional with respect to both the heat of activation and entropy of activation, but similar to other protein denaturations when compared on the basis of free energy of activation (1). The low rate (2) of inactivation of mare serum gonadotropin in 40 per cent aqueous urea solution at 37.5”, along wi...

The human LH receptor (LHR) plays a key role in luteal function and the establishment of pregnancy through its interaction with the gonadotropins LH and human chorionic gonadotropin. We previously identified four splice variants of the LHR in human luteinized granulosa cells (LGCs) and corpora lutea (CL). Real-time quantitative PCR revealed that expression of the full-length LHR (LHRa) and the ...