Ultrasonographic assessment of luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome in unexplained infertility

Douglas C. Daly; Carlos Soto-Albors; Clifford Walters; Yu-kang Ying; Daniel H. Riddick

doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48318-4

Diagnostics Ultrasound

Ultrasonographic assessment of luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome in unexplained infertility

Daly DC, Soto-Albors C, Walters C, Ying YK, Riddick DH

Fertility and sterility, 1985

DOI 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48318-4 PMID 3917408

Abstract

Ultrasound can be used to monitor the growth and rupture of the dominant follicle. Thirty-three patients with unexplained infertility underwent serial sonography (mean, 3.2 scans/cycle) for luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome (LUFS). The incidence of LUFS was 9% (three patients) in the initial scan cycle. Three patients (9%) demonstrated rupture of a follicle significantly smaller than the mean (22.1 mm) (z less than 0.01) in the initial scan cycle. At standard radiology fees ($7000 +/ diagnosed LUFS) the cost/benefit ratio of this method of diagnosis will be controversial. It is suggested that scanning at reduced fees in the gynecologist's office, particularly in conjunction with postcoital tests, would decrease cost and increase the potential benefit.

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Diagnostics › Ultrasound › Follicular Monitoring · Menstrual Cycle › Cycle Disorders › Ovulatory Disturbances · Reproductive Endocrinology › Ovulation Physiology › Luteinized Unruptured Follicle Syndrome

Douglas C. Daly, Carlos Soto-Albors, Clifford Walters, Yu-kang Ying, Daniel H. Riddick

Doug Daly, D Daly, C Soto-Albors, C Walters, Y Ying, Dan Riddick, Danny Riddick, D Riddick

PMID 3917408 3917408 DOI 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48318-4 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)48318-4 Daly et al. 1985, Daly 1985

Ultrasonographic assessment of luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome in unexplained infertility

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