Testing and interpreting measures of ovarian reserve: a committee opinion

Currently there is no uniformly accepted definition of decreased ovarian reserve (DOR), as the term may refer to three related but distinctly different outcomes: oocyte quality, oocyte quantity, or reproductive potential. Available evidence concerning the performance of ovarian reserve tests is limi...

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Published in:Fertility and sterility Vol. 103; no. 3; p. e9
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01.03.2015
Subjects:
Anti-Mullerian Hormone - blood
Cell Count - standards
Cell Count - statistics & numerical data
Clomiphene
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Estradiol - blood
Expert Testimony
Female
Follicle Stimulating Hormone - blood
Humans
Infertility, Female - blood
Infertility, Female - diagnosis
Ovarian Diseases - blood
Ovarian Diseases - diagnosis
Ovarian Follicle - cytology
Ovarian Function Tests - standards
Ovarian Function Tests - statistics & numerical data
Ovarian Reserve
ISSN:1556-5653, 1556-5653
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Summary:Currently there is no uniformly accepted definition of decreased ovarian reserve (DOR), as the term may refer to three related but distinctly different outcomes: oocyte quality, oocyte quantity, or reproductive potential. Available evidence concerning the performance of ovarian reserve tests is limited by small sample sizes, heterogeneity among study design, analyses and outcomes, and the lack of validated outcome measures.
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ISSN:1556-5653
1556-5653
DOI:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.12.093