Poor oocyte retrieval is a manifestation of low ovarian reserve.
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.
Younis
Johnny S
JS
Reproductive Medicine Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Poriya Medical Center, Tiberias, Israel. jsy@netvision.net.il
Skournik
Alex
A
Radin
Orit
O
Haddad
Sami
S
Bar-Ami
Shalom
S
Ben-Ami
Moshe
M
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