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BACKGROUND:Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is essential to the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, playing a key role in human reproduction. It is a heterodimer comprised of a hormone-specific β-chain (FSH-β) that is associated with an α-chain. It exerts its biological activities by binding to the FSH receptor (FSHR). The β-subunit, which is encoded by the FSHB gene, is responsible for ensuring binding specificity to the FSHR. There is a promoter polymorphism in this gene, c.-211G>T (rs10835638), upstream of the transcription start site; and in vitro studies have reported that the T allele decreases FSHB transcription in gonadotrophic cells. AIMS:Investigate the possible effects of the FSHB c.-211G/T polymorphism on hormonal profile and in in vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcomes in normoovulatory Brazilian women. METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 140 women (median ageâ=â33 years [CI: 32-34]) with infertility mainly caused by male (nâ=â85) or tuboperitoneal (nâ=â55) factors. In this study we evaluated FSH, estradiol, luteinizing hormone (LH), progesterone, prolactin and anti-Mullerian hormone levels, and antral follicle counting (AFC). Genotyping was performed using the TaqMan real-time polymerase chain reaction methodology. RESULTS:The wild-type allele G was found in 86.4% and the polymorphic allele T in 13.6% of the women respectively. The TT genotype was not found in any women. Women carrying the GT genotype had a poorer response more frequently to controlled ovarian hyperstimulation when compared to individuals with the GG genotype (47.4% vs. 26.5%, pâ=â0.010), higher LH levels (3.1âIU/mL vs. 2.4âIU/mL, pâ=â<0.001), lower AFC (8.0 vs. 10.0, pâ=â0.03), oocytes retrieved (3.0 vs. 5.0, pâ=â0.03), MII (3.0 vs. 4.0, pâ=â0.02), and embryos (2.0 vs. 3.0, pâ=â0.02). Despite these findings, no difference was observed in pregnancy rate. CONCLUSION:Our findings suggest that the FSHB c.-211G/T polymorphism may modestly alter some aspects of the female reproductive system, but they are not associated with significantly different IVF outcomes.
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