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Ovarian Stimulation
Ovarian stimulation occurs with the administration of hormone medications (ovulation drugs) that stimulate the ovaries to produce multiple eggs. Sometimes called enhanced follicular recruitment or controlled ovarian stimulation.
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Patient Resources
- Medicamentos para inducir la ovulación (Medications for inducing ovulation booklet)
- Insulin sensitizing agents and PCOS 胰岛素增敏剂和多囊卵巢综合征
- What is in vitro maturation (IVM)? 什么是体外成熟
- What do I need to worry about with a multiple pregnancy? 关于多胎妊娠，我需要担心什么问题
- Ovarian drilling for infertility 卵巢打孔术用以治疗不孕症
- Medicamentos orales para la inducción de la ovulación (Oral medications for inducing ovulation)
- Síndrome de hiperestimulación ovárica-SHO (Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome [OHSS])
- Why am I not responding to the drugs for ovarian stimulation?
- Female cancer, cryopreservation, and infertility 女性癌症、冷冻保存和生育能力
- Medications for inducing ovulation 排卵诱导药物
- Multiple pregnancy and birth: twins, triplets, and high-order multiples 多胎妊娠与分娩：双胞胎，三胞胎和高序多胎
- Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) 卵巢过度刺激综合征
- Tecnología de reproducción asistida (Assisted reproductive technology booklet)
- Fresh and Frozen Embryo Transfers
- FAQs Related to COVID-19
- Q: Should I take steps to avoid pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic?
- Q: Will postponing my care affect my ability to have a child?
- Q: I hear that elective medical procedures in my geographic area are supposed to stop; are IVF and other fertility treatments considered "elective"?
- Q: Can my clinic prevent me from getting infected by screening patients and staff?
- Q: Is there a risk that my cycle could be cancelled if I proceed with treatment now?
- Q: Are my frozen embryos, eggs, or sperm safe?
- Q: I have been diagnosed with cancer and chemotherapy is recommended. Can I still attempt to freeze my eggs (or sperm if male)?
- Q: If I get sick or test positive for COVID-19, when is it safe to become pregnant?
- Q: I’m pregnant. Is there a risk that a COVID-19 infection will affect my pregnancy outcome?
- Q: What is the risk that a COVID-19 infection will affect my unborn child?
- Q: This year has been very difficult to handle and I’m having a hard time. What resources are available to me?
- Q: What do we know about the COVID-19 Vaccine and Pregnancy?
- Q: Should I get the COVID19 vaccine?
- Q: Can I get COVID from the vaccine?
- Q: Will the vaccine affect my existing medical conditions?
- Q: I am nervous about the vaccine side effects.
Publications
- Provision of fertility services for women at increased risk of complications during fertility treatment or pregnancy: an Ethics Committee opinion (2022)
- Comparison of pregnancy rates for poor responders using IVF with mild ovarian stimulation versus conventional IVF: a guideline (2018)
- Testing and interpreting measures of ovarian reserve: a committee opinion (2020)
- Prevention and treatment of moderate and severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a guideline (2016)
- Repetitive oocyte donation: a committee opinion (2020)
- Recommendations from the international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome (2018)
- Use of exogenous gonadotropins in anovulatory women: a technical bulletin (2019)
- Planned oocyte cryopreservation for women seeking to preserve their future fertility: an Ethics Committee opinion (2018)
- Micro-presentation: Planned Oocyte Cryopreservation for Women Seeking to Preserve Future Reproductive Potential
