Androgen and gonadotropin treatment in females

A method of ovarian stimulation, comprising the steps of:

• administering an androgen to the human female on a regular basis for a period of between two and three months;
• and
• administering a gonadotropin to the human female on a regular basis for more than two weeks during said period of between two and three months.

A method for improving conception in a human female, comprising:

• administering an androgen on a regular basis to the female, and
• simultaneously administering to the female a gonadotropin for substantially the same time period as the androgen is administered.

A method of improving all stages of folliculogenesis in a human female, comprising the steps of:

• administering an androgen to the human female on a regular basis for a period of at least six weeks;
• and
• administering a gonadotropin to said human female on a regular basis for a period longer than two weeks wherein the gonadotropin administration overlaps with said androgen administration for at least two weeks.