title: Poor oocyte retrieval is a manifestation of low ovarian reserve.
abstract: Women with complete absence of oocytes during retrieval, as well as those with less than the 10th percentile of the expected number of oocytes retrieved, have clear manifestations of low ovarian reserve. It seems that this occurrence is a gradual biological phenomenon related to the basic pathophysiology of ovarian aging.
authors.affiliation: Reproductive Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Poriya Medical Center, Tiberias, Israel. jsy@netvision.net.il
authors.forename: Johnny S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Younis
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Skournik
authors.forename: Orit
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Radin
authors.forename: Sami
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Haddad
authors.forename: Shalom
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bar-Ami
authors.forename: Moshe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben-Ami
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology*; D006080:Ovarian Follicle / Q000166:cytology*; D010062:Ovulation Induction; D011247:Pregnancy