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Ultrasound and ovulation
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Christchurch School of Medicine, Christchurch Women's Hospital.
The New Zealand Medical Journal
|October 28, 1987
Summary
Diagnostic ultrasound is used for infertility investigations and treatment monitoring in women. However, results showed low normality rates in unexplained infertility and disappointing ovulation observation during fertility drug therapies.
Area of Science:
- Reproductive Medicine
- Medical Imaging
Background:
- Diagnostic ultrasound is a tool for investigating unexplained infertility.
- It is also used to monitor various infertility treatments in women.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present data on ultrasound scans performed for infertility from 1981 to 1986.
- To evaluate the effectiveness of diagnostic ultrasound in unexplained infertility and fertility drug monitoring.
Main Methods:
- Retrospective analysis of ultrasound scan data.
- Data collected from November 1981 to March 1986.
Main Results:
- Ultrasound revealed a 39% normality rate in patients with unexplained infertility.
- Ovulation observation rates were disappointingly low in patients undergoing clomiphene or gonadotrophin therapy.
Conclusions:
- Diagnostic ultrasound has limited utility in diagnosing normality in unexplained infertility.
- Ultrasound monitoring of ovulation during specific fertility treatments yielded poor results during this study period.