DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2018.v06i03.023

Pages: 925-928

To study the correlation of age and perifollicular vascularity with success of intrauterine insemination. Sample size-112 patients Women were prescribed 50 mg clomiphene citrate orally from second day of menstrual cycle for 5 consecutive days. They underwent serial transvaginal ultrasound scans starting from day 6 and continued every alternate day. The size of the follicles was calculated by using the mean of the two maximum diameters. Perifollicular Doppler blood flows was assessed in dominant follicles >18mm. Human chorionic gonadotrophin 5000IU was given to the patient when the dominant follicle reached 18mm in diameter. IUI was carried out using prepared/washed semen (husbands). Majority (49.11%) of the patients was in the age group of 26-30yrs and only 3% patients were in the age group ≥36 yrs. No patient in age group >30 yrs had grade 3 vascularity. Out of 12 positive cases, 10 (83%) pregnancies occurred in age group<30 yrs. There were no positives in patients in age group >36 yrs. The mean age of patients in positive group was 26.50 and in negative group it was 27.96. Our study found that perifollicular vascularity in young age is a good predictor in success of stimulated intrauterine insemination treatment.