The predictive value of antral follicle count remains unchanged across the menstrual cycle

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1514-1518

  Rombauts, Luk ^a,b,c   Onwude, Joseph L ^d   Chew, Hong W ^a   Vollenhoven, Beverley J ^a,b,c  

^a Southern Health   (Australia)

^b MONASH IVF   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Ramsay Springfield Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AFC; IVF ICSI outcome; menstrual cycle; ovarian reserve; ROC

Indexed keywords

MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ANTRAL FOLLICLE COUNT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCREENING TEST; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MATERNAL AGE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARIAN FOLLICLE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 82455187997     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.09.005     Document Type: Article

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