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The antral follicle count is a better marker than basal follicle-stimulating hormone for the selection of older patients with acceptable pregnancy prospects after in vitro fertilization.

Klinkert ER, Broekmans FJ, Looman CW, Habbema JD, te Velde ER

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Division of Perinatology and Gynecology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. e.r.klinkert@azu.nl

This observational study shows that the antral follicle count is a better predictor of ongoing pregnancy in IVF patients aged >38 years of age than is basal FSH. Patients aged <44 years with a normal antral follicle count still have acceptable pregnancy rates after IVF and therefore deserve treatment.

Published 7 March 2005 in Fertil Steril, 83(3): 811-4.
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