Androgens - Friend or foe of infertility treatment?
Abstract
Background: Effects of androgens on follicle maturation have been controversial for some time.
Here, we review the potential of their applications in improving human ovulation induction, based on human and animal data, reported in the literature.
Discussion: Selective androgens appear capable of improving early stages of folliculogenesis.
They, therefore, may represent forerunners of a completely new class of ovulation-inducing medications, which, in contrast to gonadotropins, affect follicle maturation at much earlier stages.
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