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The study covered 71 patients.
The average age was 32.6 + 5.5 years in the range from 21 to 45 years, as showed in table 1.
Table 1. Age of patients.
|
Age
|
No of patients
|
%
|
|
21-24
|
9
|
12.7
|
|
25-29
|
32
|
45.1
|
|
30-34
|
22
|
31.0
|
|
35-39
|
5
|
7.0
|
|
40-45
|
3
|
4.2
|
|
Total
|
71
|
100.0
|
x years= 32.6 + 5.5
In all patients the ultrasonographic folliculometry was performed as
a reference method. Along with ultrasonographic folliculometry, FERN
and GANOP test were performed, all three in morning hours; that
morning, the patients didn’t eat, smoke or drink.
The results of ultrasonographic folliculometry and FERN test are shown in table 2.
Table 2. Results of ultrasonographic folliculometry and FERN test.
|
Ultrasound
|
Fern test
|
|
Size
|
Total
|
|
+
|
++
|
+++
|
|
of foll.(mm)
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
|
Up to 10
|
56
|
26.3
|
41
|
60.3
|
6
|
13.3
|
5
|
9.1
|
4
|
8.9
|
|
11-17
|
67
|
31.4
|
15
|
22.1
|
24
|
53.3
|
18
|
32.7
|
10
|
22.2
|
|
18-25
|
69
|
32.4
|
9
|
13.2
|
13
|
28.9
|
22
|
40.0
|
25
|
55.6
|
|
Ovulatio
|
21
|
9.9
|
3
|
4.4
|
2
|
4.5
|
10
|
18.2
|
6
|
13.3
|
|
TOTAL
|
213
|
100
|
68
|
100
|
45
|
100
|
55
|
100
|
45
|
100
|
X2=61.058; p<0.001
Phi=0.512; C=0.423; p<0.001
Pearson’s correlation r=0.316; p<0.01
Spearman’s correlation ro=0.317; p<0.01
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