i am not sure what echos are.... but it is my understanding that you cannot tell the difference between a follicle and a cyst on an u/s
echogenicity is a medical term used to refer to the amount of whiteness or blackness (so to speak) seen on a u/s. so the "echos" may be referring to that
Forty-eight oocytes were collected from 47 follicles in 36 cycles from
24 patients with tubal infertility by ultrasonically guided
percutaneous puncture under local anesthesia. The ultrasonic
represented morphology of the aspirated follicles was compared to the
presence of an egg-cumulus-mass in the follicular aspirate and the
result of oocyte fertilization. There was a higher frequency of a
cumulus-mass in the aspirate from follicles containing echoes (90 per
cent) compared to ultrasonically empty follicles (37 per cent).
Thirty-four oocytes were fertilized corresponding to a fertilization
rate of 71 per cent. The mean diameter of follicles in the fertilized
group was bigger (20.9 mm) than the mean diameter of follicles in the
non-fertilized group (18.5 mm). The fertilization rate was higher in
oocytes collected from follicles with internal echoes (87 per cent)
compared to echo-free follicles (50 per cent). It seems that the
ultrasonic demonstration of a fine cloud projecting into the follicle
or a clouding of the cavity increases the possibility of collecting an
oocyte suitable for in vitro fertilization.
it was from a site I am member of, so I cant offer a link, it wont work.. but it sounds like I was sort of correct!
this
seems like a good thing for you!
Thank you for the response ~ I wish they were open today, but I'll have
to wait until tomorrow to ask them directly - wish I had asked
yesterday when they were open.....but your info helps TREMENDOUSLY!!
Re: Follicle question~
i am not sure what echos are.... but it is my understanding that you cannot tell the difference between a follicle and a cyst on an u/s
echogenicity is a medical term used to refer to the amount of whiteness or blackness (so to speak) seen on a u/s. so the "echos" may be referring to that
Jaime & Brent
Oahu, Hawaii | Sept. 9, 2005
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Jaime & Brent
Oahu, Hawaii | Sept. 9, 2005
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