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Women with pathogenic LHCGR variants suffer from infertility, and successful fertility treatments for such women have never been reported.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Objective<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The purpose of this study was to determine whether women with pathogenic LHCGR variants can achieve successful pregnancies through in vitro fertilization.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Design<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Three women with LH resistance and infertility and their parents underwent exome sequencing. The biochemical characteristics and functional effects of LHCGR mutation were assessed in transfected human embryonic kidney -293T cells and primary granulosa cells.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>All affected women harbored pathogenic LHCGR variants. The LHCGR variants lacked cell surface localization and signal transduction abilities in vitro and in vivo. After dual triggering and prolonging the interval between triggering and oocyte pick-up, all three patients achieved oocytes and high-quality embryos. After frozen embryo transfer, one woman successfully birthed twins, and one woman successfully birthed a live boy. 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