Is coasting effective for preventing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in patients receiving a gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist during an in vitro fertilization cycle?

In vitro fertilization cycle outcome after coasting in gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist versus GnRH antagonist protocols

“…The use of coasting in GnRH antagonist protocols was first described in case reports that showed no compromise of IVF outcome (11,12). A similar conclusion was reached in the first cohort study of coasting in 29 GnRH antagonist cycles, which was reported by Bahceci et al (13) in 2006.…”

In vitromaturation: Clinical applications

“…Another popular strategy is withholding gonadotropin stimulation, the 'coasting' method. The advantage of coasting is that the treatment cycle is not necessarily cancelled and that no additional procedure is needed [22]. However, coasting cannot be applied when the signs and symptoms predictive of OHSS are observed early in the stimulation phase of the cycle, because premature withholding of gonadotropin may result in the arrest of follicular growth and atresia of oocytes.…”

Agonist and antagonist coast

“…The use of coasting in GnRH antagonist protocols was first described in few case reports that showed no compromise of IVF outcome (31,32). A recent study compared coasting for GnRH antagonist versus GnRHa cycles (33).…”