Are uterine and ovarian artery Doppler velocimetry values good pregnancy predictors in clomiphene citrate cycles? 2015

Ali Irfan Guzel, and Selcuk Erkılınc, and Irfan Ozer, and Aytekin Tokmak, and Ayse Kurt Sahin, and Mustafa Ugur
Division of Infertility and Gynecological Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

BACKGROUND We conducted this prospective study to evaluate the prognostic significance of uterine and ovarian artery Doppler velocimetry in clomiphene citrate (CC) cycles. METHODS A total of 80 patients with unexplained infertility were given 100 mg/day of CC from day 3 to day 7 of their cycles in this current prospective study. On cycle day 3, before administration of CC, each patient underwent Doppler transvaginal ultrasonography. The Doppler velocimetries of the right and left uterine and ovarian arteries were recorded and analyzed in association with demographic and clinical parameters. RESULTS TheThere were 6 out of 80 patients who became pregnant, the overall pregnancy rate in this population was 7.5% for the current study. The cases were divided into two groups according to whether they became pregnant or not. Demographic characteristics showed no statistically significant differences between these groups (p>0.05). However, the duration of infertility did show statistically significant differences between the groups. Doppler velocimetry was not statistically significantly different between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS Doppler velocimetry of the uterine and ovarian arteries is not a factor in the prognosis for pregnancy in CC cycles.

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