Abstract

RUIZ-HOYOS, Bayron Manuel. Ovarian Reserve: Past, Present and Future. Rev. Med [online]. 2020, vol.28, n.1, pp.77-88.  Epub Dec 14, 2020. ISSN 0121-5256.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rmed.4605.

The need to investigate the ovarian reserve to support counseling about the success or failure of assisted reproduction systems has generated the description and use of histological, basal, dynamic, and ultrasound text. The purpose of this review is to describe and analyze the different tests for evaluating ovarian reserve, their limitations and advantages, and to expand the information regarding those that, due to their characteristics and results, are most widely used today. To achieve this, databases searches were carried out, including for original research, systematic reviews, meta-nalyses, case reports and expert consensus, in English and Spanish, since 1980. Regarding the results, it can be said that tests such as ovarian biopsy, measurement of Inhibin B, FSH or GnRH stimulation test, and with clomiphene citrate, have fallen into disuse. FSH measurement, although still used, clearly has a lower predictive capacity than the Antral Follicle Count (AFC) and the Antimullerian Hormone (AMH). It is concluded that the AFC and the AMH measurement are the most recommended tests, with better predictive capacity and that, despite some limitations, they allow closer estimation of the response to ovulatory stimulus. Options for the future that will allow solving the questions in the medium term about the "true" ovarian reserve are proposed.

Keywords : ovarian reserve; antimulleriana hormone; antral follicle count; ovulatory stimulus.

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