Three-dimensional ultrasonographic ovarian measurements and in vitro fertilization outcome are related to age

Kupešić, Sanja; Kurjak, Asım; Bjeloš, Dražena; Vujisić, Sanja

doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(02)04567-3

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“…Age did not affect ovarian stromal blood flow assessed by color Doppler ultrasound in the early follicular phase of the menstrual cycle in a population-based study of fertile pre-menopausal women [17]. Conversely, studies using the three-dimensional PDU technique have demonstrated reduced ovarian stromal vascularity with increasing maternal age in general population pre-menopausal to perimenopausal to post-menopausal women [15], fertile premenopausal women in the early follicular phase [18], and infertile pre-menopausal women at the time of down-regulation during IVF treatment [16].…”

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“…There have been a number of published studies using Doppler ultrasound evaluating the effect of age on ovarian stromal blood flow in both fertile and infertile women [15][16][17][18]. These studies were cross-sectional in design and assessed blood flow on a single occasion during the study period.…”

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“…A number of cross-sectional studies using Doppler ultrasound have assessed the effect of age on ovarian stromal blood flow with contradictory findings [15][16][17][18]. However, we are not aware of any previously published studies assessing specifically the effect of advancing maternal age on ovarian follicular vascularity using PDU.…”

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“…Therefore, a total of 11 studies became available for analysis (8, 14 -18, 20, 26, 33-35). Of these studies, 2 reported solely on the prediction of pregnancy (14,35), 1 reported solely on the prediction of poor response (26), and 8 reported on the prediction of both outcomes (8, 15-18, 20, 33, 34). There was no discordance between the two authors who judged the selected articles.…”

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“…Only 1 study was blinded (34). Selection bias was present in almost half of all studies (17,26,35). None of the detected studies suffered from apparent verification bias.…”

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Antral follicle count in the prediction of poor ovarian response and pregnancy after in vitro fertilization: A meta-analysis and comparison with basal follicle-stimulating hormone level

Hendriks

Mol

Bancsi

et al. 2005

Fertility and Sterility

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Result(s):We identified 11 studies on AFC and an updated total of 32 studies on basal FSH from the literature on the basis of preset criteria. The estimated summary receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves showed AFC to perform well in the prediction of poor ovarian response. Also, prediction of poor ovarian response seemed to be more accurate with AFC compared with basal FSH. The estimated summary ROC curves for the prediction of nonpregnancy indicated a poor performance for both AFC and basal FSH. Conclusion(s):Transvaginal ultrasonography is an easy-to-perform and noninvasive method that provides essential predictive information on ovarian responsiveness. The predictive performance of AFC toward poor response is significantly better than that of basal FSH. Therefore, AFC might be considered the test of first choice in the assessment of ovarian reserve prior to IVF. (Fertil Steril 2005;83:291-301 Reproductive aging is associated with a reduction of the primordial follicle pool and loss of oocyte quality (1). The number of follicles leaving the pool of resting follicles to enter the growth phase toward the antral stages of development decreases with increasing age (2).In an IVF program, ovarian aging is characterized by decreased ovarian responsiveness to gonadotropin administration and lowered pregnancy rates. Correct identification of patients at risk of poor ovarian response by assessment of ovarian reserve before entering an IVF program is important.It can help physicians to tailor their advice to individual couples and help patients to decide whether to proceed with a costly and often demanding and disappointing IVF treatment.A recent meta-analysis on the performance of basal FSH level in the prediction of poor ovarian response and failure to become pregnant after IVF showed that a possible clinical application of basal FSH refers to only a minority of patients with extremely high basal FSH levels (3). However, to date basal FSH is still widely used in many fertility centers.Several other endocrine ovarian reserve tests have been proposed as predictors for IVF outcome in the past decade (4). In the field of quantitative ultrasonography, achievements in the development of tests that assess ovarian reserve have also been reported. After the initial reports by Reuss et al. (5) and Scheffer et al. (6) that transvaginal ultrasonography could detect age-related decreases in follicle counts,

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The interobserver reliability of three‐dimensional power Doppler data acquisition within the female pelvis

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Campbell

Clewes

et al. 2004

Ultrasound in Obstet & Gyne

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Three-dimensional ultrasonographic ovarian measurements and in vitro fertilization outcome are related to age

Cited by 119 publications

References 25 publications

Power doppler ultrasound assessment of the relationship between age and ovarian perifollicular blood flow in women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment

Power doppler ultrasound assessment of the relationship between age and ovarian perifollicular blood flow in women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment

Antral follicle count in the prediction of poor ovarian response and pregnancy after in vitro fertilization: A meta-analysis and comparison with basal follicle-stimulating hormone level

The interobserver reliability of three‐dimensional power Doppler data acquisition within the female pelvis

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