BACKGROUND: In a previous study we have found that in normal ovulatory women, serum inhibin B levels on days 4-6 of FSH administration correlated with the number of oocytes retrieved. In the current study we examined the significance of earlier inhibin B measurements in predicting the oocyte number, in both normal and low responders. METHODS: Study A consisted of 19 patients undergoing their first IVF cycle (n = 10) or had a normal response ( vertical line 6 oocytes retrieved, n = 9), while study B consisted of 15 patients with a previous low ovarian response ( 16. Study B: oocyte number correlated significantly with inhibin B and inhibin A on all days of FSH treatment, even on day 2 (r = 0.90, P < 0.001 and r = 0.65, P < 0.05 for inhibin B and A respectively). No significant correlation was found with E(2) levels. In both studies, all patients with inhibin B >100 pg/ml on treatment day 2 had >6 oocytes. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggest that serum inhibin B measured early during FSH stimulation may indicate whether sufficient oocytes will be retrieved, in both normal and low responders. Serum inhibin B measured during early FSH treatment may be of predictive value in monitoring ovarian stimulation treatment for IVF.
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Talia Eldar‐Geva (2002) studied this question.