THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FEMALE INFERTILITY Steven J. Ory Marcelo J. Barrionuevo DEFINITION OF INFERTILITY NORMAL REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE Related posts: REGULATION OF THE GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR AND BINDING PROTEIN GONADOTROPE…
OTHER TYPES OF ENDOCRINE EFFECTS Part of “CHAPTER 102 – FUNCTIONING TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS OF THE OVARY“ Various peptides that induce endocrine or endocrine-like effects may be produced by…
TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS Part of “CHAPTER 102 – FUNCTIONING TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS OF THE OVARY“ Follicular and luteal cysts are the most frequent cause of an ovarian mass in women…
SECONDARY (METASTATIC) TUMORS Part of “CHAPTER 102 – FUNCTIONING TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS OF THE OVARY“ Carcinomas metastatic to the ovary can induce functional stroma (Fig. 102-9), possibly by means…
GERM-CELL TUMORS Part of “CHAPTER 102 – FUNCTIONING TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS OF THE OVARY“ Any of the germ-cell tumors may produce steroid hormone effects, although some types do so…
SEX CORD STROMAL TUMORS Part of “CHAPTER 102 – FUNCTIONING TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS OF THE OVARY“ Tumors given this designation are thought to be derived from the specialized ovarian…
COMMON EPITHELIAL TUMORS Part of “CHAPTER 102 – FUNCTIONING TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS OF THE OVARY“ Epithelial neoplasms account for >60% of all tumors arising in the ovary. These tumors…
DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION Part of “CHAPTER 102 – FUNCTIONING TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS OF THE OVARY“ Most patients with nonfunctional ovarian tumors are asymptomatic early in the tumors’ evolution; therefore, >70%…
CLASSIFICATION OF OVARIAN NEOPLASMS Part of “CHAPTER 102 – FUNCTIONING TUMORS AND TUMOR-LIKE CONDITIONS OF THE OVARY“ The World Health Organization histologic classification divides neoplasms of the ovary into 14…
