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. 2000 Jan;56(1):3-6.
doi: 10.1016/S0377-1237(17)30078-3. Epub 2017 Jun 8.

FOLLICULAR MONITORING: COMPARISON OF TRANSABDOMINAL AND TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY

J Debnath  1 , L Satija  2 , A Suri  3 , V Rastogi  4 , P Dhagat  4 , R K Sharma  5 , Hariqbal Singh  6 , S K Khanna  7
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FOLLICULAR MONITORING: COMPARISON OF TRANSABDOMINAL AND TRANSVAGINAL SONOGRAPHY

J Debnath et al. Med J Armed Forces India. 2000 Jan.

Abstract

Transabdominal sonography (TAS) and Transvaginal sonography (TVS) were compared for follicular monitoring in 73 patients of infertility. These patients were referred for follicular monitoring in normal and stimulated cycles from infertility clinic. Patient compliance and acceptance was excellent for TVS technique as compared to TAS technique. The overall resolution of ovarian and follicular anatomy was much better in TVS. With TAS only 35.6% had good visualisation of follicles as compared to 80.8% (p<0.05) in TVS. TVS offered advantage of much better detection rate of smaller follicles (<10mm) and higher accuracy in assessing number of follicles.

Keywords: Follicular monitoring; Infertility; Transabdominal Sonography (TAS); Transvaginal Sonography (TVS).

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Fig. 1
Transabdominal pelvic scan showing uterus and right ovary. No distinct follicles are seen in right ovary Transvaginal scan of right ovary of same patient, same sitting. Multiple peripheral follicles are distinctly seen.
Fig. 1
Fig. 1
Transabdominal pelvic scan showing uterus and right ovary. No distinct follicles are seen in right ovary Transvaginal scan of right ovary of same patient, same sitting. Multiple peripheral follicles are distinctly seen.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Transabdominal pelvic scan showing uterus and both ovaries with large follicles Transvaginal scan of both ovaries of same patient, same sitting showing both ovaries with large follicles. Note the clarity of follicular margins and contents
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Transabdominal pelvic scan showing uterus and both ovaries with large follicles Transvaginal scan of both ovaries of same patient, same sitting showing both ovaries with large follicles. Note the clarity of follicular margins and contents
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Fig. 3
Bar diagram depicting state of comparative visualisation with transabdominal (TAS) and transvaginal scan (TVS)
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