Patents Assigned to Zentaris IVF GmbH
  • Patent number: 8173592
    Abstract: A method of therapeutic management of infertility by programming of controlled ovarian stimulation and assisted reproductive procedures is disclosed containing the steps of a) suppression of premature ovulation with an LHRH-antagonist in controlled ovarian stimulation and assisted reproductive techniques with multiple follicle and oocyte development; b) programming the start of controlled ovarian stimulation by the administration to a patient of progestogen only-preparations or, alternatively, combined oral contraceptive preparations; c) exogenous stimulation of the ovarian follicle growth; d) ovulation induction with HCG, native LHRH, LHRH-agonists or recombinant LH; and e) application of assisted reproduction techniques, especially of IVF, ICSI, GIFT, ZIFT or by intrauterine insemination by sperm injection, wherein onset of the patient's menstrual cycle and of controlled ovarian stimulation are programmed in order to perform oocyte pickup and fertilization procedures during Mondays to Fridays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Zentaris IVF GmbH
    Inventors: Jurgen Engel, Hilde Riethmuller-Winzen