Background: To evaluate the value of transvaginal three-dimensional
power Doppler ultrasound (3D-PD-US) in quantitative assessment of early
diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) among perimenopausal women. Methods: A
total of 166 perimenopausal women with DOR were selected from February 2019 to
December 2022, including 63 in the early stage and 103 in the mid-to-late stage.
Ovarian reserve was assessed by biochemical testing and 3D-PD-US imaging.
Biochemical indicators included antimüllerian hormone (AMH), basal serum
follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and estradiol (E). 3D-PD-US indicators
involved ovarian volume (OV), antral follicle number (AFC), vascularization index
(VI), blood flow index (FI), and vascularization flow index (VFI). The accuracies
of two methods were compared. Results: There were significant
differences in OV, AFC, VI, FI, and VFI between the early DOR group and the
mid-to-late DOR group (all p 0.05). FSH had significant negative
correlations with OV, AFC, VI, FI and VFI, with correlation coefficients of
–0.342, –0.381, –0.179, –0.123, and –0.175, respectively (all p
0.05). Conclusions: 3D-PD-US may serve as a quantitative method for
early detection of DOR in perimenopausal women.