Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (POI) or Diminished Ovarian Reserve (DOR) are the two conditions that affects women leading to infertility due to the lack of follicular growth and ovulation. Egg / Oocyte donation remains an option for these patients. However, with the development in Reproductive medicine various novel technologies like Ovarian Cryopreservation, Fragmentation, in vitro activation with drug treatment or even drug free autotransplantation enables the possibility of activating the pool of primordial follicles that can lead to successful pregnancy outcomes. Here, we report a case of women with POI, in which drug free in vitro activation of follicles was performed, followed by autotransplantation, which resulted in successful pregnancy. This is first case report from India that shows the procedure works and can be tried for women with POI.
A BSTRACT Background: Biosimilar drugs have broadened the treatment options in assisted reproductive technology (ART). Real-world data comparing clinical outcomes of originator follitropin alfa (Gonal-f ® ) with its biosimilars are required to enrich the body of evidence for clinical decision-making on choice of drug. Aims: To compare the ART outcomes in patients receiving originator follitropin (Gonal-f ® ) and its biosimilars in clinical setting. Settings and Design: Medical records of 364 infertile women who underwent ART between 2016 and 2020 at Akanksha Hospital and Research Institute, Gujrat, India, were retrospectively analysed. Materials and Methods: Participants were divided into two cohorts based on treatment (Gonal-f ® cohort; N = 174 and biosimilar cohort; N = 190), each cohort further subdivided into group A (age <35 years) and group B (age ≥35 years). Fresh or frozen embryo transfer was performed as per the standard procedures of the clinic. Pregnancy rates and live birth rate (LBR) were the primary main outcome measures in this study. Statistical Analysis Used: Descriptive statistics and Chi-square test were used for analysis. Results: The number of oocytes retrieved from Gonal-f ® and biosimilar cohorts were comparable (13.3 vs. 14.4). Compared to biosimilars, Gonal-f ® treatment resulted in higher yield of cleavage stage and blastocyst stage embryos, and the proportion of women with good quality embryos was higher in the Gonal-f ® cohort than the biosimilar cohort (83.3% vs. 69.5%). Patients receiving Gonal-f ® reported higher pregnancy rates (59.2% vs. 39.7%) and LBR (43% vs. 17.7%) compared to those receiving biosimilars. Conclusions: Gonal-f ® (originator follitropin) treatment could result in higher pregnancy rates and LBR in comparison to biosimilars in real-world setting.
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