FSHR gene polymorphisms affect the ovarian response to rFSH stimulation in Egyptian patients undergoing ARTs

Abstract

Objective The aim of the study was to assess the potential of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) gene polymorphism for predicting ovarian response to FSH stimulation.Methods We retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 150 infertile women younger than 40 years who were attending the National Research Center infertility clinic, Egypt. These women were divided into two groups: group I patients (75 patients) were considered as poor ovarian responders according to the 'Bologna criteria' and group II patients (75 patients) were considered as good responders. Analysis of FSHR gene polymorphism at position 680 was carried out after the women were genotyped.Results Among Egyptian women, the frequency of the Asn/Asn genotype was significantly more prevalent in the poor responder group (65.3%) compared with the good responder group (24.0%) (P < 0.05); the Ser/Asn genotype was seen in 34.7% of poor responders compared with 64% of good responders and the Ser/Ser phenotype was seen only in good responders (12%).