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. 2013 Jul 30;30(9):1169–1174. doi: 10.1007/s10815-013-0069-z

Table 10.

In case of finding on the day of hCG an ultrasound scan in which the ovaries contain around 30 follicles in between 12 mm and 25 mm in diameter (in both ovaries), and estradiol level of 8000 pg/ml (29,000 pmol/l) what would you do?

Preferred treatment modality Percentage response
Go ahead with hCG and aspirate the follicles 3 %
Administer 0.5 of the usual dose of hCG and go ahead with aspiration 2 %
Give hCG and aspirate the follicles and give albumin 2 %
Administer 0.5 of the usual dose of hCG and go ahead with aspiration and give albumin 3 %
Costing until the estradiol level decrease to the usual range in my unit 19 %
Cancel the cycle 18 %
Aspirate the eggs, freeze any embryos created and avoid fresh transfer 16 %
Aspirate the eggs, give albumin, freeze any embryos created and avoid fresh transfer 11 %
Administer dopamine agonists and continue with IVF 7 %
Other not specified above 18 %