What if the follicle is empty?

The situation where the follicles are empty is a manifestation of poor egg development. This situation can be caused by various reasons, and the situation where the follicles are empty generally means that there are some problems with the female body. However, this situation can be treated in some ways, but its treatment time is only for a period of time. So what should I do if the follicles are empty?

Empty follicles are follicles without eggs, and no eggs can be retrieved during egg retrieval. The formation of empty follicles is mostly due to the asynchronous apoptosis of oocytes and follicular cells. If empty follicles appear, the woman's ovaries may have prematurely aged, and it will basically be impossible to obtain eggs. At present, there is no authoritative treatment for empty follicles. Generally, Chinese medicine is used to regulate the endocrine system and reduce the occurrence of empty follicles. To check the ovarian function in advance, you can check FSH. You can tell from the FSH value. If the FSH value is high, the ovulation promotion effect will not be very good. The other situation is cyclical. In this case, there is still hope for success with IVF. Maybe healthy eggs can be successfully retrieved during the next ovulation period. For patients with empty follicles, most of them are cyclical, so patients should not be discouraged and wait for the second egg retrieval to see the situation. If it is cyclical, the eggs may be successfully retrieved.

The causes of empty follicles include early ovarian atresia, the use of ovulation-inducing drugs and endocrine, etc. Empty follicles often lead to infertility because there are no eggs in the follicles. The methods for treating empty follicles include a combination of Chinese and Western medicine. In this case, if you want a baby, you should seek treatment as soon as possible. Patients should go to a large specialized hospital for examination and treatment.

The follicle is composed of an oocyte and many small follicular cells around it in the ovarian cortex. At the beginning of each menstrual cycle, multiple follicles develop simultaneously, but generally only one or two follicles develop to maturity and become the dominant follicles, while the remaining follicles close one after another. Small follicles are actually caused by poor follicle development. Follicular dysplasia refers to the failure of follicles to reach the size of mature follicles in the late follicular stage, poor function, insufficient estrogen secretion, and clinical examination cervical scores that cannot reach the expected high value (>10 points). This situation is very common among infertile women, with an incidence rate of up to 27.0%. Moreover, it recurs in the same patient in different cycles, with a recurrence rate of 63.8%. Even in its non-FM period, there are many abnormal conditions to varying degrees. This finding suggests that FM may be an important cause of infertility. Ritchie also reported that about 15% to 25% of infertility is caused by abnormal follicular development and ovulation disorders.

Characteristics of high-quality follicles: ① The follicles are round or oval, with a diameter of 15-30mm. The follicles are echo-free, clear and pure, with clear boundaries and thin walls. ② One day before ovulation, 20% of mature follicles can be seen in the cumulus image, which appears as a short and strong echo near the wall of the follicle.