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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Successful Implementation of Menstrual Cycle Biomarkers in the Treatment of Infertility in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome-Case Report.

Aleksandra M Kicińska, Aneta Stachowska, Anna Kajdy, Tomasz H Wierzba, Radosław B Maksym

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aleksandra M KicińskaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, ul. Debinki 1, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland.
Aneta StachowskaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, ul. Debinki 1, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-0299-1501
Anna Kajdy1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, ul. Żelazna 90, 02-004 Warszawa, Poland.
Tomasz H WierzbaDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, ul. Debinki 1, 80-210 Gdańsk, Poland.
Radosław B Maksym1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, ul. Żelazna 90, 02-004 Warszawa, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2584-6734
Gdańsk Medical University · PLPostgraduate School of Molecular Medicine · PL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause of anovulatory infertility. Absent, impaired, or rare ovulation induces progesterone deficiency in the luteal phase, which is a critical problem in PCOS. A usual pattern of progesterone administration from a fixed and arbitrary pre-determined day of a menstrual cycle may preserve infertility but can easily be avoided. We present the case of a 29-year-old infertile woman who had been ineffectively treated for over two years. We introduced a line of therapy that was suited to her individual menstrual cycle by implementing biomarker recording. Supplementation based on a standardized observation of the basal body temperature (BBT) and cervical mucus stopped the vicious circle of absent ovulation and hyperandrogenism, restoring regular bleeding, ovulation cycles, and fertility. The implementation of a reliable fertility awareness method (FAM), accompanied by a standardized teaching methodology and periodic review of the observations recorded by the patient, validated through an ultrasound examination and plasma gonadotropins, estrogens, and progesterone concentrations, is key to achieving therapeutic success. The presented case is an example of a clinical vignette for many patients who have successfully managed to improve their fertility and pregnancy outcomes by applying the principles of a personalized treatment approach together with gestagens by recording their fertility biomarkers.

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case reportfertility awareness methodsfertility biomarkersluteal phasemenstrual cyclepolycystic ovary syndromeprogesterone

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PMID36833150
PMCPMC9956032
OpenAlexW4321372114

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