Open AccessRecurrent genuine empty follicle syndrome
Author(s) -
MP Smisha,
Kundavi Sankar,
Betty Thomas,
Thangam R Varma
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of human reproductive sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-1208
pISSN - 1998-4766
DOI - 10.4103/0974-1208.92290
Subject(s) - folliculogenesis , follicle , ovarian follicle , biology , stimulation , in vitro fertilisation , medicine , andrology , endocrinology , microbiology and biotechnology , ovary , embryo , embryogenesis
Failure to aspirate oocytes after ovarian stimulation for an in vitro fertilization cycle, after confirming normal folliculogenesis and steroidogenesis occurs in about 0.2-7% of the cycles. This condition is known as empty follicle syndrome. Most of the time, it may be due to human or pharmacological error, but rarely there is an entity called genuine empty follicle syndrome where no known cause can be identified.