title: Value of the day 3 follicle-stimulating hormone measurement.
abstract: Although elevated day 3 FSH is associated with diminished ovarian reserve, the predictive value is low in young women. Its use in this population as an exclusion criterion is unjustified.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8063, USA.
authors.forename: Erin F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: Hugh S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008597:Menstrual Cycle / Q000097:blood*; D010050:Ovarian Function Tests / Q000592:standards*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone