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Male Infertility Forums Fertility Experts Home Home | Help | Search | Login | Register Abbreviations   Shared Journey Community   Medical Reference   Infertility 101   Antral Follicle Count « previous next » Pages: [1] Reply | Notify of replies | Send the topic | Print     Author  Topic: Antral Follicle Count  (Read 107 times) cat mommy Jr. Member Offline Posts: 7 I'm a llama! View Profile | | Antral Follicle Count « on: 04/12/08, 11:42 » | Reply with quote I am 36 with Day 3 FSH 6.4 and Day 10 FSH of 9.1.  I have two questions: After 3 weeks of BCP, I had an ultrasound that showed only 4 antral follicles.  Everywhere I have read, 4 antral follicles is a really low number and not good for IVF response.  Is this the proper measure to use when counting follicles after suppression? Is it a bad sign that my day 10 FSH didn't get back down to 6.4? Thank you. Report to moderator   Logged B. Jacobs, M. D. Gold Member Offline Posts: 1390 I'm a llama! View Profile | E-Mail | Re:Antral Follicle Count « Reply #1 on: 04/12/08, 15:59 » | Reply with quote An antral follicle count is probably not valid after being on birth control pills for more than a couple of weeks. Good luck. Report to moderator   Logged Tanya1231 Sr. Member Offline Posts: 55 I'm a llama! View Profile | E-Mail | Re:Antral Follicle Count « Reply #2 on: 04/15/08, 13:06 » | Reply with quote So do BCP's lower the antral follicle count? I had a recent count of four and responded poorly to stims. Could it be that the antral follicle count was low because I was on BCP's for 4 weeks prior? Report to moderator   Logged B. Jacobs, M. D. Gold Member Offline Posts: 1390 I'm a llama! View Profile | E-Mail | Re:Antral Follicle Count « Reply #3 on: 04/15/08, 16:50 » | Reply with quote It is not likely that the birth control pills will have very much effect on the antral follicle count, if the ovaries are well visualized with ultrasound. Good luck. Report to moderator   Logged Tanya1231 Sr. Member Offline Posts: 55 I'm a llama! View Profile | E-Mail | Re:Antral Follicle Count « Reply #4 on: 04/15/08, 18:10 » | Reply with quote You had answered earlier in a reply the the follicle count was probably not valid after being on BCP's for a couple of weeks. Why is that? Report to moderator   Logged B. Jacobs, M. D. Gold Member Offline Posts: 1390 I'm a llama! View Profile | E-Mail | Re:Antral Follicle Count « Reply #5 on: 04/15/08, 22:57 » | Reply with quote Birth control pills decrease the release of FSH and LH from the pituitary.  After follicles reach a certain size, the follicles repond to FSH and continue to grow.  While they are still very small, they grow without FSH stimulation.  Without FSH to promote further growth, they may be too small to identify with ultrasound, but I cannot predict to what extent small follicles may or may not be visible.  Therefore, the decreased reliability.  Report to moderator   Logged Pages: [1] Reply | Notify of replies | Send the topic | Print  Jump to:Please select a destination: ----------------------------- Medical Reference ----------------------------- =>Infertility 101 =>Andrology & Embryology ----------------------------- Support Groups ----------------------------- =>Bulletin Board =>The Sounding Board =>Female Infertility Factors =>Male Factors =>Just Starting =>ART Work =>The 2-Week Wait =>Complimentary & Alternative Treatment =>Miscarriage =>Surrogates & Donors =>Relationships =>Pregnancy After Infertility Shared Journey Community | Powered by Yabbse

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