1999
Women with declining ovarian reserve may demonstrate a decrease in day 3 serum inhibin B before a rise in day 3 follicle-stimulating hormone
Seifer D, Scott R, Bergh P, Abrogast L, Friedman C, Mack C, Danforth D. Women with declining ovarian reserve may demonstrate a decrease in day 3 serum inhibin B before a rise in day 3 follicle-stimulating hormone. Fertility And Sterility 1999, 72: 63-65. PMID: 10428149, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(99)00193-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum inhibin B levelsInhibin B levelsDay 3 FSH levelsCycle cancellation rateClinical pregnancy rateSerum inhibin BOvarian reserveFSH levelsB levelsInhibin BPregnancy rateCancellation rateDay 3 follicle-stimulating hormoneDay 3 serum FSH levelsHigher cycle cancellation rateTertiary-care fertility centreNumber of ampulesSerum FSH levelsSerum FSH concentrationsFollicle-stimulating hormoneCase-control studyNumber of oocytesOvarian responsivenessFSH concentrationsGonadotropin requirements
1998
Inhibin-B: The Physiologic Basis of the Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test for Ovarian Reserve Screening 1This work was supported by The Bethesda Foundation.1
Hofmann G, Danforth D, Seifer D. Inhibin-B: The Physiologic Basis of the Clomiphene Citrate Challenge Test for Ovarian Reserve Screening 1This work was supported by The Bethesda Foundation.1. Fertility And Sterility 1998, 69: 474-477. PMID: 9531880, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(97)00531-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClomiphene citrate challenge testInhibin B concentrationsNormal ovarian reserveDiminished ovarian reserveOvarian reserve screeningOvarian reserveDay 3Challenge testSerum inhibin B concentrationElevated FSH concentrationsTertiary fertility centerCycle day 3Cycle day 10Higher inhibin B concentrationsInhibin B productionFSH levelsFSH concentrationsFertility centerMAIN OUTCOMEPhysiologic basisFollicular apparatusDay 10WomenPatientsFertility evaluation