The Bologna criteria for the definition of poor ovarian responders: is there a need for revision?

@article{Ferraretti2014TheBC,
  title={The Bologna criteria for the definition of poor ovarian responders: is there a need for revision?},
  author={Anna Pia Ferraretti and Luca Gianaroli},
  journal={Human reproduction},
  year={2014},
  volume={29 9},
  pages={
          1842-5
        }
}
The Bologna criteria were published by the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) in 2011 to help address the lack of a clear definition of poor ovarian responders. Since its publication, aspects of the criteria have been cited several times, whilst others have been criticized. In this debate, we re-examine the criteria (which address age, the number of oocytes retrieved and the results of ovarian reserve tests) following new evidence produced and we analyse the criticism… 
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