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Human Reproduction, Vol 12, 294-297, Copyright © 1997 by Oxford University Press

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Measurement of ovarian volume by transvaginal sonography before ovulation induction with human menopausal gonadotrophin for in-vitro fertilization can predict poor response

A Lass, J Skull, E McVeigh, R Margara and RM Winston
Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.

The study tests the hypothesis that small ovaries measured on transvaginal sonography (TVS) are associated with a poor response to ovulation induction by human menopausal gonadotrophin (HMG) for in- vitro fertilization (IVF). A total of 140 infertile patients with morphologically normal ovaries undergoing IVF was studied. The mean ovarian volume of each patient was measured on TVS before starting HMG. Subsequent routine IVF management was conducted without knowledge of the results of TVS. The mean ovarian volume was 6.3 cm3 (range 0.5- 18.9, SD= 3.1). Patients (n = 17; group A) with small ovaries of < 3 cm3 (i.e. overall mean volume - 1 SD) were compared to patients (n = 123; group B) with ovaries > or = 3 cm3. Both groups were of similar age (mean 35.8 versus 34.4 years). Early basal FSH concentrations were increased in group A (9.5 versus 7.0 mIU/ml, P = 0.025). The cycle was abandoned before planned oocyte recovery in nine patients (52.8%) from group A and in 11 patients (8.9%) from group B because of poor response to ovulation induction (P < 0.001). Increased age and ovarian volume were associated independently with cancellation of the cycles. The remaining eight patients from group A who had oocytes retrieved required higher doses of HMG (87.5 versus 53.8 ampoules, P < 0.01), yielded fewer follicles (10.3 versus 14.5, P < 0.05) and fewer oocytes were recovered from them (6.8 versus 11.0, P < 0.05) compared with group B. There was no difference in the fertilization or pregnancy rates or the number of embryos available for transfer in either group. Our results indicate a strong association between ovarian volume and ovarian reserve. Small ovaries are associated with poor response to HMG and a very high cancellation rate during IVF. Assessment of ovarian size should be an integral part of infertility evaluation.
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