A systematic review of tests predicting ovarian reserve and IVF outcome

FJ Broekmans, J Kwee, DJ Hendriks… - Human reproduction …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
The age-related decline of the success in IVF is largely attributable to a progressive decline
of ovarian oocyte quality and quantity. Over the past two decades, a number of so-called …

Ovarian reserve testing and the use of prognostic models in patients with subfertility

A Bukman, MJ Heineman - Human reproduction update, 2001 - academic.oup.com
The decline in fecundity with female age is a well-known phenomenon for clinicians dealing
with subfertility patients. Diminishing ovarian reserve seems to be the reason for declining …

[HTML][HTML] Correlation of ovarian reserve tests with histologically determined primordial follicle number

KR Hansen, GM Hodnett, N Knowlton, LTB Craig - Fertility and sterility, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between clinical markers of ovarian reserve and
the true ovarian reserve as determined by the ovarian primordial follicle number. DESIGN …

Fertility in female cancer survivors: pathophysiology, preservation and the role of ovarian reserve testing

K Lutchman Singh, M Davies… - Human Reproduction …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
The improved long-term survival of adolescents and young women treated for cancer has
resulted in an increased focus on the effects of chemotherapy on ovarian function and its …

Prospective analysis of the relationships between the ovarian follicle cohort and basal FSH concentration, the inhibin response to exogenous FSH and ovarian follicle …

PYK Yong, DT Baird, KJ Thong, AS McNeilly… - Human …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: Analyses of the follicular reserve and activity of the ovary are central to our
understanding of the regulation of follicular development. We have carried out a prospective …

Age-related decline in fertility

L Pal, N Santoro - Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics, 2003 - endo.theclinics.com
Global improvements in health, the prolongation of the average life span [1], increasing
involvement of women in the workforce, and a trend toward ''planned reproductive …

Assessment of ovarian reserve

O Bukulmez, A Arici - Current opinion in obstetrics and …, 2004 - journals.lww.com
There is currently no clinically useful predictive test sufficiently accurate and distinct in time
from controlled ovarian stimulation to assess ovarian reserve accurately. Further research is …

Ovarian autoimmune disease and ovarian autoantibodies

J Luborsky - Journal of women's health & gender-based medicine, 2002 - liebertpub.com
Detection of specific autoantibodies remains the most practical clinical and research marker
of autoimmune disease. The lack of consensus on ovary specific antibodies as a marker for …

Comparison of basal and clomiphene citrate induced FSH and inhibin B, ovarian volume and antral follicle counts as ovarian reserve tests and predictors of poor …

M Erdem, A Erdem, R Gursoy, K Biberoglu - Journal of assisted …, 2004 - Springer
Purpose: To compare basal and clomiphene citrate (CC) induced follicle-stimulating
hormone (FSH), estradiol (E 2), and inhibin B levels with ultrasound indices of ovarian …

Repeated clomiphene citrate challenge testing in the prediction of outcome in IVF: a comparison with basal markers for ovarian reserve

DJ Hendriks, FJM Broekmans, L Bancsi… - Human …, 2005 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive accuracy and clinical
value of performing either a single or a repeated clomiphene citrate challenge test (CCCT) …