학술논문
Ovarian response to controlled stimulation and its predictors in a limited-resource setting
Document Type
article
Author
Source
BMC Women's Health, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1472-6874
Abstract
Abstract Background Infertility remains a serious health concern for Ethiopian women. Most of its treatment approaches entail controlled ovarian stimulation, the responses of which vary. However, there are no data on ovarian response to stimulation or its predictors in our situation. Thus, the current study aimed to assess the ovarian response to controlled stimulation and identify predictors. Methods A retrospective follow-up study was undertaken from April 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, among patients who had first-cycle controlled ovarian stimulation at St.Paul’s Hospital Fertility Center in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Clinical data were extracted using a checklist. SPSS-26 for data analysis and Epidata-4.2 for data entry were employed. The binary logistic regression model was fitted. A p-value