We have previously shown that both plasma protein restitution and plasma volume restitution are significantly enhanced in female rats hemorrhaged during the proestrus phase of the estrous cycle. Estradiol and progesterone levels are markedly elevated during proestrus and also increase during pregnancy. The present studies were therefore designed to determine whether the ability to restore plasm...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether hormonal, metabolic, and anthropomorphic parameters change over 20 years in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHODS One hundred ninety-three women with PCOS, aged 20-25 years, were diagnosed according to Rotterdam criteria, divided into four phenotypes (A-D), and followed at 5-year intervals for 20 years. Androgens, gonadotropins, insulin, glucose, ...

Introduction ▼ Transabdominal ultrasound is the imaging modality of choice in the evaluation of girls with pathologic ovarian conditions such as ovarian masses, ovarian torsion or hemorrhagic ovarian cysts. The shape of the ovaries and their structure, size and blood flow can be determined by ultrasound. Before puberty, the ovaries have a volume of about 1 ml and contain small, non-stimulated f...

OBJECTIVE Our purpose was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intraoperative autologous blood transfusion during laparoscopic surgery for hemoperitoneum in benign gynecologic disease. METHODS The Cell Saver, Haemo Lite 2, an intraoperative autologous blood salvage device, was used in laparoscopic surgery on 18 patients with ectopic pregnancies or ovarian bleeding who had a large hemoperito...

background: the prevalence of polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos) particularly is increased in adolescents. very few longitudinal follow-up for assessment of ovarian reserve in women of late reproductive age with previously confirmed pcos have been conducted, especially after its diagnosis and treatment in adolescence. objective: the aim of the present study was to compare of the ovarian reserve...

In this study we investigated histopathological changes of mice ovarian tissues following long-term administration of copper sulfate and induction of chronic copper poisoning. The study comprised of three different groups of twenty one mice as follows: The first group (Group 100) which treated by gavage with copper sulfate at a dose of 100 mg kg-1 for 5 weeks. The second group (Group 200), whic...

OBJECTIVE To assess intraobserver and interobserver variability in ovarian volume and gray-scale and color flow index measurements using transvaginal, three-dimensional, power Doppler ultrasonography. METHODS Eleven women (22 ovaries) were examined on day 8 of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation therapy, which was part of their in vitro fertilization treatment protocol. The patients were exam...

At present, there are three ways to determine effectively the quality of the cryopreservation procedure using ovarian tissue before the re-implantation treatment: evaluation of follicles after post-thawing xenotransplantation to SCID mouse, in-vitro culture in a large volume of culture medium under constant agitation and culture on embryonic chorio-allantoic membrane within a hen's eggs. The ai...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review discusses ovarian reserve tests for ovulation induction and their application in determining fertility capacity, and their current applications to assess risk of natural ovarian failure and to estimate ovarian function after cancer treatment. RECENT FINDINGS The current arsenal of ovarian reserve tests comprises hormonal markers [basal follicle stimulating hormon...

BACKGROUND Ovarian response to gonadotrophin stimulation is monitored with serial ultrasound (US) examinations. Sonography-based Automated Volume Count (SonoAVC) is a relatively new three-dimensional (3D) US technology, which automatically generates a set of measurements including the mean follicular diameter (MFD) and a volume-based diameter (d(V)) for each follicle in the ovaries. The present...