Antral follicle count

Last revised by Dr Owen Kang ◉ on 27 Jul 2022

Citation, DOI & article data

Citation:

Skandhan, A., Kang, O. Antral follicle count. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org. (accessed on 17 Aug 2022) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26587

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-26587

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/26587

rID:

26587

Article created:

29 Dec 2013 by Dr Avni K P Skandhan ◉

Revisions:

7 times by 4 users - see full revision history

System:

Gynaecology

Sections:

Tag:

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Synonyms:

Basal antral follicle count
AF count

Antral follicle count (AFC) or basal antral follicle count is a test performed to check a female individual's ovarian reserve.

When an average to high number of antral follicles (eight or more) are visible on the ultrasound, fertility specialists expect to be able to retrieve an adequate number of eggs and the pregnancy rates are higher than average. If few antral follicles are evident, a poorer response is expected and the IVF cycle could be canceled to attempt better counts the following month.

References

1. Kwee J, Elting ME, Schats R et-al. Ovarian volume and antral follicle count for the prediction of low and hyper responders with in vitro fertilization. Reprod. Biol. Endocrinol. 2007;5 (1): 9. doi:10.1186/1477-7827-5-9 - Free text at pubmed - Pubmed citation

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Lujan ME, Chizen DR, Peppin AK et-al. Assessment of ultrasonographic features of polycystic ovaries is associated with modest levels of inter-observer agreement. J Ovarian Res.2 (1): 6. doi:10.1186/1757-2215-2-6 - Free text at pubmed - Pubmed citation

3. Adibi A, Mardanian F, Hajiahmadi S. Comparison of Ovarian volume and Antral follicle count with Endocrine tests for prediction of responsiveness in ovulation induction protocols. Adv Biomed Res. 2013;1: 71. Free text at pubmed - Pubmed citation