Prevalence of empty follicle syndrome in a tertiary hospital
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- To investigate the prevalence of empty follicle syndrome (EFS),a condition in which no oocytes were retrieved after ovarian stimulation,at the King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital (KCMH),Thailand.Empty follicle syndrome,Infertility,Invitro fertilization
- Registration Number
- TCTR20200917003
- Lead Sponsor
- Grants for Development of New Faculty Staff, Ratchadaphiseksomphot Endowment Fund
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 5523
Inclusion Criteria
Medical records of all ART cases from January 2001 to October 2019 were reviewed. The cases where no oocytes were retrieved during oocyte retrieval after follicles aspiration and multiple times of follicle flushing were recruited.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria were the cases where ovulation occurred before oocyte retrieval or the cases with < 4 follicles larger than 14 mm diameter (to minimize the absence of oocyte from the poor response) on the day of ovulation stimulation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method