TITLE:
Is It Possible to Predict the Outcome of IVF Treatment in Poor Response Patients?
AUTHORS:
Adi Uretzky, Avraham Harlev, Limor Man, Eitan Lunenfeld, Iris Har-Vardi, Michael Friger, Eliahu Levitas
KEYWORDS:
IVF, Poor Ovarian Response, Failed IVF Treatments
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.4 No.12,
August
28,
2014
ABSTRACT: Poor ovarian response
(POR)—retrieval of 3 or fewer eggs, is a challenging issue in IVF. A
retrospective study included POR women who underwent 386 IVF cycles. The data
were classified in four groups according to women’s age (years) during the
treatment cycle: 1) 20 - 34 (n = 133), 2) 35 - 39 (n = 133), 3) 40 - 42 (n =
78), 4) 43 - 47 y (n = 42), and correlated with the characteristics of the
population. The clinical pregnancy rates for groups 1, 2, 3, and 4 were: 23.3%,
12%, 2.6%, 4.8%, respectively. It was found to be significantly higher (p