[Determination of the ovulation date in women with disturbed cervical factor by means of sonographic measurement of follicular growth, hormonal parameters and basal body temperature]. / Bestimmung des Ovulationstermines bei Frauen mit gestörtem Cervixfaktor mittels sonographischer Messung des Follikelwachstums, hormoneller parameter und Basaltemperatur.

In 23 women from the fertility clinic with disturbed cervical factor and ovulatory cycles, the BBT was carried out, FSH, LH, progesterone and E2 were assayed and the follicular maturation was determined sonographically. The hormonal assays and ultrasound investigations were performed as a rule at 1-2 day intervals. The follicles were measured three dimensionally. At the time of ovulation, the mean diameter averaged 23 mm. There was a very good correlation between the various methods for determining the date of ovulation. Since the cervical factor could not be used for date determination in the patient group investigated, the immediately available result of the ultrasonographic investigation proved to be especially valuable. It was possible to attain a pregnancy in four cases.

Frequency of Y-chromatin bearing spermatozoa in intracervical and intrauterine postcoital tests.

By means of the intracervical Sims-Huhner-test and supplementary to this, the intrauterine postcoital test, the percentages of Y-chromatin-positive spermatozoa was determined after penetration into the cervix and the cavum uteri. A significant rise of the Y-positive sperms after penetration could be observed. There was no influence of certain parameters of the spermiogram upon the relationship of X- to Y-sperms after the PCT. Statistical calculations show the dependences of the positive and negative postcoital tests upon the individual parameters of the cervical factors and the spermiogram.