title: Do oocyte quality and quantity as measured by antral follicle count decline in parallel?
abstract: It is clear that with chronological aging both oocyte quantity (ultimately leading to menopause) and quality (pregnancy potential) decline. It is less clear, however, whether these three parameters: chronological age, oocyte number, and oocyte "health," decline in parallel.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Francisco, California 94115, USA. rosenm@obgyn.ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Mitchell P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D002452:Cell Count / Q000379:methods; D003944:Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological / Q000592:standards; D015536:Down-Regulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D009865:Oocytes / Q000166:cytology* / Q000473:pathology; D010053:Ovary / Q000166:cytology / Q000473:pathology; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000379:methods; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011247:Pregnancy; D011786:Quality Control; D016896:Treatment Outcome