Two Spontaneous Pregnancies after Treatment with Ovocyplus^TM among an Infertile Patient with Two Failed IVF: A Case Report

Olfa Kacem¹, Henda Ben Mustapha¹, Amira Sallem¹, Meriem Harzallah¹, Ines Zidi¹, Faten Hachani², Salma Chachia², Abdeljalil Khélifi², Ali Saad³, Mounir Ajina¹

¹Unit of Reproductive Medicine, University Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.
³Laboratories of Cytogenetic, Molecular Biology and Human Biology of Reproduction, Farhat Hached Hospital, Sousse, Tunisia.

DOI: 10.4236/arsci.2015.32003                

Abstract

The role of oxidative stress in female reproduction is becoming increasingly important, as recent evidence suggests that it has been implicated in the pathology of infertility of both known and idiopathic origin. Although its efficacy has yet to be well established, supplementation with antioxidants is a new tool being developed in the therapeutic armamentarium for female-factor infertility. We present a case of a spontaneous viable pregnancy in a 37-year-old patient with a history of two consequent In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) failures, occurring after a 5-month antioxidant treatment. This report suggests that oral antioxidants supplementation in female patients may provide an alternative or adjunct to conventional fertility therapies and improve their chances of becoming pregnant.

Keywords

Oxidative Stress, Antioxidant, Female Infertility, Pregnancy, IVF

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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