CAUSES OF INFERTILITY
CAUSES OF INFERTILITY Part of “CHAPTER 103 – THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FEMALE INFERTILITY“ Conception and sustenance of early pregnancy require the integration of all of the steps described earlier….
REPRODUCTIVE PROCESSES IMPORTANT TO FERTILITY
REPRODUCTIVE PROCESSES IMPORTANT TO FERTILITY Part of “CHAPTER 103 – THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FEMALE INFERTILITY“ Several requirements must be met for pregnancy. The male partner must produce adequate numbers…
NORMAL REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE
NORMAL REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE Part of “CHAPTER 103 – THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FEMALE INFERTILITY“ Fecundability is the probability of achieving pregnancy within one menstrual cycle (20% to 25% per cycle)….
DEFINITION OF INFERTILITY
DEFINITION OF INFERTILITY Part of “CHAPTER 103 – THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FEMALE INFERTILITY“ Infertility is the involuntary inability to conceive. Sterility is the permanent inability to reproduce. Infertility is…
THE DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF FEMALE INFERTILITY
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
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
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
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
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
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…
