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The number of basal antral follicles may predict ovarian responsiveness and pregnancy rates in in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment cycles.

Saleh A, Ayoub H, Faqeera F, Al-Mobrad B, Kayali M, Al-Shawa E

IVF Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Riyadh Armed Forces Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. drsaleh99@yahoo.com

In this retrospective study we reviewed 135 women aged <or=35 years who underwent 151 IVF/ICSI cycles. The patients were divided into two groups: group 1 patients who had basal antral follicles <or=10 (n = 65) and group 2 patients who had basal antral follicles >or=11 (n = 70). Women with antral follicles <or=10 needed more stimulation days and higher total gonadotropin doses and tended to have lower pregnancy rates.

Published 2 August 2006 in Fertil Steril, 86(2): 473-6.
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