Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 3 , Pages 1105-1107, August 2010

Antral follicle count as a predictor of hyperresponse in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation/intrauterine insemination in unexplained sterility

  • Miguel A. Checa, M.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Miguel A. Checa, M.D., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Passeig Marítim 25–29, E-08003 Barcelona, Spain (FAX: +34-93-2483254).
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  • Maria Prat, M.D.
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  • Ramón Carreras, M.D.

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Received 24 July 2009; received in revised form 24 September 2009; accepted 28 October 2009. published online 04 January 2010.

In this prospective study of women with unexplained infertility undergoing the first cycle of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation/intrauterine insemination, the presence of 16 or more antral follicles on day 3 of the cycle was a good predictor of cancellation due to hyperresponse.

Key Words: Intrauterine insemination, hyperresponse, high-order multiple pregnancies, antral follicle count, ovarian volume

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 M.A.C. has nothing to disclose. M.P. has nothing to disclose. R.C. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(09)03984-3

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.10.063

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 3 , Pages 1105-1107, August 2010

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