%0 Journal Article
%T FSH/LH Ratio as a Predictor of the IVF Outcome in Young Women
%A Eman Shaeer
%A Ahmed M. Maged
%A Dina Shaheen
%A Hala Gomaa
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 817-825
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2018
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2018.810085
%X <em>In Vitro</em><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Fertilization (IVF) is the treatment for many causes of infertility.
Many studies were done to investigate different factors that can affect the
success rate. This study was conducted to evaluate if cycle day</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">3 (CD3)</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">follicle-stimulating
hormone (FSH)/luteinizing hormone (LH)</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ratio
can be a predictor for the IVF outcome in young sub-fertile females ¡Ü 35 years
with normal baseline FSH.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">This is a retrospective case control study conducted at the Centre of
Fertility and Andrology Care (CFAC) in Egypt where 235 sub-fertile women
underwent</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">IVF. Patients were grouped based on CD3 FSH/LH ratio. Group A</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">consisted
of</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¡Ü35-year-old women with FSH/LH ratio &lt; 2 and group B included</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">¡Ü35-year-old
women</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span
%K FSH/LH Ratio
%K Ovarian Reserve
%K IVF
%K Pregnancy Rate
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=86818