Mid-menstrual cycle ultrasound evaluation of endometrial thickness of fertile women and women with secondary infertility in Nsukka, Nigeria
| Autor: | Charles Ugwoke Eze, G.C. Okoye, CC Ohagwu, K. Ochie, Geofery Luntsi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Gynecology
Infertility medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study Prognostic factor 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Obstetrics media_common.quotation_subject Ultrasound Population Endometrium medicine.disease Secondary infertility 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Interquartile range medicine Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging 030212 general & internal medicine business education Menstrual cycle media_common |
| Zdroj: | Radiography. 22:e217-e222 |
| ISSN: | 1078-8174 |
| Popis: | Background The prognostic value of endometrial thickness in achieving conception is still debatable. Objective To compare the mid menstrual cycle thickness of the endometrium of fertile women and women with unexplained secondary infertility. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study targeting women of reproductive ages was conducted. The mid menstrual cycle endometrial thickness was measured at sonography in a group of fertile women and in another group of women with secondary infertility. The endometrial thicknesses in the two groups of women were statistically compared. Results There was a preponderance of thickened endometrium among the fertile women. The majority of women with secondary infertility, 21 (30.0%) with a thickness range of 2.0–3.9 mm and 17 (24.29%) with 4.0–5.9 mm had thin endometrium and only a few of them, 8 (11.43%) had endometrium of 12 mm thickness of greater. The median value of mid menstrual cycle endometrial thickness for the fertile group was 10.8 mm (range 7.8–12.4 mm) and the interquartile range was 1.45 mm. For the group with secondary infertility, the median was 5.0 mm (range 2.0–17.0 mm) and the interquartile range 6.0 mm. The endometrium was significantly thinner in subjects with secondary infertility compared to fertile subjects (p Conclusion The mid menstrual cycle endometrial thickness differs significantly between fertile women and women with secondary infertility. It is thicker in fertile women compared to women with secondary infertility. Therefore, mid menstrual cycle endometrial thickness has potential as a prognostic factor for secondary infertility in the studied population. |
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