Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 1299-1302, April 2009

Ovarian follicular volume and follicular surface area are better indicators of follicular growth and maturation, respectively, than is follicular diameter

  • Yalcin Yavas, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Yalcin Yavas, Ph.D., Florida Institute for Reproductive Sciences and Technologies, 2300 N. Commerce Parkway, Suite 313, Weston, Florida, 33326-3257 (FAX: 954-217-3462).
    • ,
  • Minna R. Selub, M.D.

Florida Institute for Reproductive Sciences and Technologies, Weston, Florida

Received 22 February 2005; received in revised form 11 January 2008; accepted 11 January 2008. published online 18 March 2008.

Because ovarian follicular growth occurs in three dimensions, and because follicular maturation (increased E2) is a result of an increase in the three-dimensional follicular surface area where testosterone (E2 precursor)–producing theca interna cells are located, the three-dimensional follicular volume and the three-dimensional follicular surface area describe the three-dimensional follicular growth and maturation, respectively, more accurately than does the two-dimensional follicular diameter alone. Therefore, we present a mathematical model that describes the relationship of the two-dimensional follicular diameter, the three-dimensional follicular volume, and the three-dimensional follicular surface area to the three-dimensional follicular growth and maturation.

To access this article, please choose from the options below

Login to an existing account or Register a new account.

  • Purchase this article for 31.50 USD (You must login/register to purchase this article)

    Online access for 24 hours. The PDF version can be downloaded as your permanent record.

  • Subscribe to this title

    Get unlimited online access to this article and all other articles in this title 24/7 for one year.

  • Claim access now

    For current subscribers with Society Membership or Account Number.

  • Visit SciVerse ScienceDirect to see if you have access via your institution.
 

 Y.Y. has nothing to disclose. M.R.S. has nothing to disclose.

 Presented at the 62nd annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 21–25, 2006.

PII: S0015-0282(08)00145-3

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.01.050

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 91, Issue 4, Supplement , Pages 1299-1302, April 2009

Article Tools

* Image Usage & Resolution