Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine : Official Journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, 11(7), 313-316
The empty follicle syndrome was assessed using transvaginal ultrasonography in a group of 152 consecutive women with unmedicated menstrual cycles being studied because of primary or secondary infertility or repetitive miscarriage. The overall frequency of the empty follicle syndrome was found to be 43.4%. The frequency increased with age but was independent of gravidity. The empty follicle syndrome may be a significant etiologic factor in infertility or other reproductive abnormalities, and transvaginal ultrasound represents a good, non-invasive means of evaluating it.
Hilgers, T. W., Kimball, C. R., Keck, S. J., Dvorak, A. D., Tamisiea, D. F., & Yaksich, P. J. (1992). Assessment of the empty follicle syndrome by transvaginal sonography. *Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine*, *11*(7), 313-316. https://doi.org/10.7863/jum.1992.11.7.313
Hilgers TW, Kimball CR, Keck SJ, Dvorak AD, Tamisiea DF, Yaksich PJ. Assessment of the empty follicle syndrome by transvaginal sonography. J Ultrasound Med. 1992;11(7):313-316. doi:10.7863/jum.1992.11.7.313
Hilgers, T. W., et al. "Assessment of the empty follicle syndrome by transvaginal sonography." *Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine*, vol. 11, no. 7, 1992, pp. 313-316.
Abortion, Spontaneous/diagnostic Imaging, Adult, Female, Follicular Atresia, Humans, Infertility, Female/diagnostic Imaging, Menstrual Cycle, Ovarian Diseases/diagnostic Imaging, Pregnancy, Prevalence, Prospective Studies, Syndrome, Ultrasonography