Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University Hospital, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt
Research Article
Perifollicular vascularity as a potential variable affecting outcome in stimulated intrauterine insemination letrozole treated cycles: A study using transvaginal power Doppler
Author(s): Mohamed I Taema*, Nada Alayed*, Salwa Neyazi, Ibrahim Ali and Amr Sobhy
Aim: The aim of this work was to study the effect of letrozole on perifollicular vascularity and outcome in cases of intrauterine insemination (IUI).
Design: A prospective cohort study on 60 women with infertility attending the outpatient clinic in 2 hospitals in Saudi Arabia and undergoing intrauterine insemination preceded by ovulation induction with letrozole. Our study was conducted from January 2021 to December 2021.
Methods: Patients involved in this study were subjected to ovulation induction with letrozole 5 mg beginning from day 3 of the cycle for 5, folliculometry began on day 10-12 to monitor follicular size and endometrium morphology till the trigger timing by hCG. IUI was performed after hCG administration by 36 hours. On the day of the trigger, the peri-follicular vascularity, endometrial thickness, e.. Read More»