The hormonal profile showed markedly elevated oestradiol and low follicle-stimulating hormone levels ... Histopathology showed features consistent with sclerosing stromal tumour of the ovary.

Adipocytes act as an endocrine organ, and their excess promotes disorders of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. Secreted adipokines ... the body cavity epithelium and the thickening of the ...

Objective: To assess the impact of serum luteinizing hormone (LH) levels on the day of initiation of controlled ovarian stimulation (COS ... When the largest diameter of 2 dominant follicles was ≥ 18 ...

Importantly, the timing of hCG or GnRH agonist administration must be carefully determined to ensure that the ovarian follicles are at an optimal size for oocyte production. The current study ...

Ovarian cancer often develops silently, making early detection crucial for effective treatment. While sometimes called a “silent disease,” it does present warning signs that women should ...

Germ cell. Germ cell tumors occur in only five percent of ovarian cancer cases and start in the egg-producing cells of the ovaries. They can occur at any age but are more commonly found in patients ...

About six weeks after her symptoms began, she insisted on an ultrasound and was eventually diagnosed with Stage 3 borderline ovarian tumors, a type of pre-cancerous mass. “It’s ...

Ruptured ovarian cysts happen when these fluid-filled sacs in the ovaries break. The ovarian cyst wall opens up, which exposes the fluid in the cyst to your abdominal cavity. Physical activity or ...

This follicle (a fluid-filled sac in your ovary) then releases more estrogen into the body in preparation to house an egg. According to Dr. White, these high estrogen levels can result in the ...

But some cancers, such as ovarian cancer, also raise your risk for developing a different, second cancer in another part of the body later on. Here’s what you should know about secondary cancers ...