Area under the curve for estradiol levels do not consistently reflect estradiol levels on the day of hCG administration in patients undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for IVF-ET
Mitwally, M.F.M.; Bhakoo, H.S.; Crickard, K.; Sullivan, M.W.; Batt, R.E.; Yehl, J.
Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 22(2): 57-63
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 1058-0468 PMID: 15844730 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-005-1494-4
Accession: 011778288
Purpose: Most studies reported estradiol (E-2) levels attained on day of hCG administration when investigating effect of E-2 on IVF outcome. We studied whether a relationship exists between the area under the curve for E-2 levels (AUC-E-2) and E-2 levels on hCG day during IVF-ET.Methods: Retrospectively, we analyzed data for 313 patients who completed one IVF-ET cycle each. Patients were sorted according to AUC-E-2 levels.