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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 282-286 |
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Comparing Two- and Three-dimensional Antral Follicle Count in Patients with Endometriosis
Andréia Regina de Oliveira Rodrigues1, Renato Augusto Moreira de Sá2, Guillermo Coca Velarde2, Marcello Pereira Valle3, Beatrice Nuto Nóbrega3, Matheus Roque4, Edward Araujo Júnior5
1 Department of Post-Graduation in Medical Sciences, Federal Fluminense University; Origen-Rio Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
2 Department of Post-Graduation in Medical Sciences, Federal Fluminense University, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
3 Origen-Rio Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
4 Sector of Ultrasound, Mater Prime Reproductive Medicine, São Paulo-SP, Brazil
5 Department of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo-SP, Brazil
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Edward Araujo Júnior
Rua Belchior de Azevedo, 156 Apto. 111 Torre Vitoria, CEP 05089-030, São Paulo
Brazil
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/jmu.jmu_204_21
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Background: The purpose of the study was to compare three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound semiautomatic antral follicle count (AFC) with two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound real-time AFC to evaluate patients with deep endometriosis and/or endometrioma submitted to ovarian stimulation (OS). Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study assessing all women with documented diagnosis of deep endometriosis who underwent OS for assisted reproduction treatment. The primary outcome was the difference between AFC by semiautomatic 3D follicle count using 3D volume datasets and 2D ultrasound count with the number of oocytes retrieved at the end of the cycle. The 3D ultrasound AFC was obtained using sonography-based automated volume count (SonoAVC), and the 2D ultrasound AFC data was collected from the electronic medical record. Results: Total of 36 women had deep endometriosis documented by magnetic resonance imaging, laparoscopy, or ultrasonography and 3D ovarian volume datasets stored from their first exam. The differences between the 2D and 3D AFC and the number of oocytes retrieved at the end of the stimulation were compared, showing no significant statistical difference between both methods (P = 0.59). Correlations were similar using both methods when compared to the number of oocytes retrieved (2D [r = 0.83, confidence interval (CI) = 0.68–0.9, P < 0.001]); (3D [r = 0.81, CI = 0.46–0.83, P < 0.001]). Conclusion: 3D semiautomatic AFC can be used to access the ovarian reserve in patients with endometriosis.
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