Value of the day 3 follicle-stimulating hormone measurement.
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.
Wolff
Erin F
EF
Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8063, USA.
Taylor
Hugh S
HS
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
D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone