ArticleFacts, views & vision in ObGyn2017
Correlation between follicle dimensions recorded by patients at home (SOET) versus ultrasound performed by professional care providers.
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- Monitoring Ovarian Stimulation for Assisted Reproduction With Patient Self-Scans Using a Home Vaginal Ultrasound Device: A Single-Center Interventional, Prospective Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Pelvic floor muscle contraction automatic evaluation algorithm for pelvic floor muscle training biofeedback using self-performed ultrasound.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Feasibility and Acceptance of Self-Guided Mobile Ultrasound among Pregnant Women in Routine Prenatal Care.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- At-home urine estrone-3-glucuronide quantification predicts oocyte retrieval outcomes comparably with serum estradiol.F&S reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionSerial measurements of the number of follicles and their growth by ultrasound is a standard way of monitoring fertility treatments using controlled ovarian stimulation. This is stressful for both the patient and the professional. Self-operated endovaginal telemonitoring (SOET) is more patient friendly and less time-consuming. AIM OF THE STUDY: The goal of the study is to see if there's a correlation in the number of follicles and in two- dimensional growth between recordings made using SOET versus measurements performed by a professional sonographer.
resultsThree different ultrasound moments were recorded and compared in a total of 15 women. At time A an ultrasound was performed by the patient at home using SOET at the decision time of triggering. At time B an ultrasound was also recorded by the patient, 24 hours later. At time C an ultrasound was performed by a physician using a high end ultrasound device immediately prior to oocyte retrieval, 12 hours later than time B. The correlation in number and two-dimensional size between the different measurement moments was calculated. There is an excellent correlation in follicle count between time B and C. The difference in mean two-dimensional size between different measurement moments was not statistically significant.
conclusionSOET ultrasound correlates well with ultrasound performed by a professional in number of follicles. SOET is a good alternative for monitoring controlled ovarian stimulation in a well-defined population group of normal responders, especially near the end of the ovarian stimulation.
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