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Fertility Preservation Through Oocyte Vitrification: Clinical and Laboratory Perspectives
Published on: September 16, 2021
Successful pregnancy despite advanced age and elevated serum follicle stimulating hormone levels--a case report
1The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, Cooper Hospital Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, USA.
Purpose:
To determine if a woman over age 45 with elevated serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in the early follicular phase could still successfully conceive.
Methods:
Female partner was treated with guaifenesin to improve cervical mucus quality and vaginal progesterone in the luteal phase. Careful monitoring of follicular maturation was performed.
Results:
A successful pregnancy after 14 months of progesterone therapy was achieved.
Conclusions:
It is possible for a 46-year-old infertile woman with elevated serum FSH to achieve a pregnancy even when the male partner is taking calcium channel blockers for heart problems.
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