Journal of Fertilization: In Vitro - IVF-Worldwide, Reproductive Medicine, Genetics & Stem Cell Biol
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ISSN: 2375-4508
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2375-4508
+44 1478 350008
Girsh E
IVF Unit, Barzilai Medical Center Affiliated to Ben-Gurion University,
Ashkelon
Israel
Research Article
Empty Follicle Syndrome-Oocyte Could be Retrieved in Consecutive Cycle
Author(s): Girsh E, Makovski Lev-Tov E, Umansky N, Pesahovich N, Liberty G, Meltzer S, Saar-Ryss B, Rabinson J, Lazer T and Friedler SGirsh E, Makovski Lev-Tov E, Umansky N, Pesahovich N, Liberty G, Meltzer S, Saar-Ryss B, Rabinson J, Lazer T and Friedler S
Empty follicle syndrome (EFS), reported in patients undergoing IVF treatment with no oocytes is obtained after ovarian stimulation. The publications regarding EFS are limited and there is no consensus of its etiology. The aim of our study was to characterize the cycles with EFS and evaluate the possible reasons for its occurrence. The incidence of EFS in our cohort was 4.9% per cycle or 6.2% per patient. On the day of hCG administration the mean E2 and P4 levels were 1856 ± 1154 pg/ml and 0.98 ± 0.87 ng/ml, respectively, in our patients (control group) as compared to 610 ± 178 pg/ml (p<0.05) and 0.7 ± 0.4 ng/ml, respectively, for cycles with EFS. The mean follicle number per patient in the control group was 6.4 ± 4.1; however, the mean follicle number in patients with no oocytes in the follicular fluid (FF) was 2.5 ± 2.2. In the EFS group the measured .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2375-4508.1000193