title: The effect of tuberculosis on ovarian reserve among women undergoing IVF in India.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess ovarian reserve in infertile women with genital tuberculosis planning to undergo in vitro fertilization and in women of proven fertility, and compare the findings.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross-sectional study was conducted at an outpatient gynecology unit with 104 women with genital tuberculosis and 104 healthy controls. In each group, ovarian reserve tests consisted in estimating serum levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol, and inhibin B on day 3 of a natural menstrual cycle. On the same day ovarian volume, number of antral follicles, and ovarian stromal blood flow were also estimated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean FSH and LH levels were significantly higher, and the mean inhibin B levels were significantly lower, among the participants with genital tuberculosis than among the controls. Conversely, the mean ovarian volume and the mean number of antral follicles were significantly lower among the participants with genital tuberculosis, as were the mean peak systolic velocity and pulsatility index for each ovary.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is no single absolute predictor of ovarian reserve, but combining the current assessment methods provides a close estimation of a woman's reproductive capability. Values for the studied markers showed that ovarian reserve was compromised in women with genital tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India. malhotraneena@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Neena
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Malhotra
authors.forename: Vaishali
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Anupama
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bahadur
authors.forename: Jai B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Kalol K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.forename: Sunesh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004958:Estradiol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007265:Inhibins / Q000097:blood; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D009929:Organ Size; D010049:Ovarian Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006080:Ovarian Follicle; D010050:Ovarian Function Tests; D010053:Ovary / Q000098:blood supply / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011673:Pulsatile Flow; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: C422364:inhibin B; D004958:Estradiol; D007265:Inhibins; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D005640:Follicle Stimulating Hormone