Reply: The definition of 'poor response': Bologna criteria

The definition of 'poor response': Bologna criteria.

is believed to occur during the early stages of gamete fusion, and thus before the sperm tail is incorporated into the oocyte. Thus, our figure represents a specific temporal stage of fertilization and not the entire sequence of events. It would, therefore, be inaccurate and misleading to have shown the sperm tail incorporated into the oocyte at this stage. While we are content with the fact th...

The Bologna criteria for poor ovarian response: the good, the bad and the way forward.

The management of poor ovarian response (POR) remains one of the most significant challenges of in vitro fertilization. Numerous interventions have been proposed, yet few have been shown to be beneficial. The most important problem in evaluating the available evidence has been the lack of a standardized definition of POR. The Bologna criteria for POR have been recently introduced to provide a f...

Effect of Dehydroepiandrosterone Administration in Patients with Poor Ovarian Response According to the Bologna Criteria

BACKGROUND Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is now widely used as an adjuvant to IVF treatment protocols in poor responders. However, clinical evidence for DHEA on improvement of ovarian response and IVF outcome is still limited, the validity of the results of the earlier studies, especially the varied inclusion criteria, is a subject of debate. Recently, the ESHRE Working Group developed a new de...

The Bologna criteria for poor ovarian response: a contemporary critical appraisal

Postponement of child bearing and maternal age at first pregnancy are on the rise, contributing considerably to an increase in age-related infertility and the demand for assisted reproductive technologies (ART) treatment. This brings to the infertility clinics many women with low ovarian reserve and poor ovarian response (POR) to conventional stimulation. The Bologna criteria were released to s...

Nosocomial Infections: The Definition Criteria