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Perifollicular blood flow Doppler indices, but not follicular pO2, pCO2, or pH, predict oocyte developmental competence in in vitro fertilization.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10521115     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationships among perifollicular blood flow; follicular fluid pO2, pCO2, and pH; oocyte developmental capacity; preimplantation embryo quality. DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: Academic, tertiary care institution. PATIENT(S): Unselected, gonadotropin-stimulated IVF cycles. INTERVENTION(S): Color, pulsed Doppler analysis of perifollicular blood flow, and follicular pO2, pCO2, and pH determinations of randomly designated, mapped ovarian follicles. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Fertilization and day 3 embryo cleavage and morphology. RESULT(S): Perifollicular vascularity indices were significantly and negatively correlated with day 3 embryo cleavage. Pulsatility index and S-D ratio also were significantly and negatively correlated with follicular pO2. The same correlation was found between resistance index and the fertilization rate of preovulatory oocytes. No relationship existed between follicular metabolic analysis and fertilization or embryo quality. The resistance index had a sensitivity of 0.57 and a specificity of 0.71 for the prediction of advanced embryo cleavage status. CONCLUSION(S): Results confirm and extend previous reports demonstrating that color, pulsed Doppler ultrasound analysis of individual preovulatory follicles during IVF therapy may provide an indirect index of the developmental competence of the corresponding oocyte. Although these methods may provide means to select embryos for transfer with the highest implantation potential, the moderate predictive power showed so far may limit their clinical applicability.
Authors:
S Huey; A Abuhamad; G Barroso; M I Hsu; P Kolm; J Mayer; S Oehninger
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Fertility and sterility     Volume:  72     ISSN:  0015-0282     ISO Abbreviation:  Fertil. Steril.     Publication Date:  1999 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1999-10-28     Completed Date:  1999-10-28     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0372772     Medline TA:  Fertil Steril     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  707-12     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
The Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Blastocyst / physiology
Carbon Dioxide / metabolism
Cell Aging / physiology
Cleavage Stage, Ovum
Female
Fertilization in Vitro*
Forecasting
Humans
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Oocytes / physiology*
Ovarian Follicle / blood supply*,  metabolism,  ultrasonography*
Oxygen / metabolism
Partial Pressure
Prospective Studies
Regional Blood Flow
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
124-38-9/Carbon Dioxide; 7782-44-7/Oxygen

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