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Q about CD3 u/s (IUI people please help!)

suntotosuntoto member
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My right ovary has 8 follies and the left has 4 follies.  What is the average or normal amount of follies that you usually "see" on CD3?  Does anyone know?
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Re: Q about CD3 u/s (IUI people please help!)

  • thewormstheworms member

    everyone is different.  i usually have multiple follies on each ovary.

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  • kthappy76kthappy76
    I'm not sure about averages, but I think I always had fewer than that.  At this point, they are not mature so I wouldn't worry too much about the number.  Wait a week or so for u/s monitoring to tell you how many are mature (i.e. 16-20mm and likely to be released).  GL!
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  • JaGirlJaGirl member
    I don't know what an average number is. To be honest I don't really pay attention to the number of follicles. It's the CD12 u/s that I really pay attention to since that will tell you how many are mature or close to maturity.
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  • jds0521jds0521
    imagetheworms:

    everyone is different.  i usually have multiple follies on each ovary.

    GL

    Ditto. When I had mine, I think I had about 11 total...btu it varies from woman-to-woman & cycle-to-cycle.

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  • QuiltingBeeQuiltingBee
    At my first CD3 I had 16 on one side and 18 on the other.  None of them ever matured on the Clomid, though!  As others said, it's the # that mature later on that matters.
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  • hopefulmommyhopefulmommy
    Like pp said, it varies for everyone. I had my cycle day3 u/s this morning (technically I'm cycle day2). And I ha a few on each side. Maybe 7-8 total. I'm hoping to have 3-4 mature follies by trigger.
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  • Jill070707Jill070707

    I've never asked about the number at CD3.  I am always more concerned with whether or not there's a cyst.  Sounds like good odds to make a few mature ones in a bit over a week, though! Good luck!

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  • hopingwaitinghopingwaiting

    I just talked to my RE about this.  The CD3 ultrasound helps give them an idea of ovarian reserve.  They look at both ovarian volume/size and the number of antral follicles.  I believe they like to see combined count for both ovaries >11.  The number of antral follicles goes down with age.  And in studies correlates with IVF success rates. 

    Check out: https://www.advancedfertility.com/antralfollicles.htm

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