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Ultrasound and ovulation.

G B Duff1

  • 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Christchurch School of Medicine, Christchurch Women's Hospital.

The New Zealand Medical Journal
|October 28, 1987
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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.

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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.

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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.