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...

Ovarian reserve reflects a woman's fertility potential. The ABO blood group system is a very stable genetic marker. Although many recent studies have explored the relationship between ABO blood group and ovarian reserve, a consensus has not yet been reached. This paper is the first meta-analysis and systematic review of the relationship between ABO blood type and ovarian reserve. We analyzed se...

BACKGROUND The ovarian reserve (number and quality of oocytes) is correlated with reproductive potential as well as somatic health, and is likely to have multiple genetic and environmental determinants. Several reproductive hormones are closely linked with the oocyte pool and thus can serve as surrogate markers of ovarian reserve. However, we know little about the underlying genes or genetic va...

Endometrioma is one of the main pathologies of endometriosis, though its pathogenesis still remains enigmatic. Ovarian reserve is defined as the number and quality of the follicles left in the ovary at any given time. The cause of infertility in women with endometriosis is multifactorial. Diminished ovarian reserve is major concern in women with endometriosis-associated infertility. Cystectomy ...

Background The impact of cancer therapy on the reproductive potential of patients is increasingly recognized because survival rates of patients have clearly improved in recent years. The study stressed the use of AMH may allow better prediction of chemotherapy-related risk to further fertility. MaterialsAndMethods A narrative review was performed within articles published at PubMed, Elsevier, S...

Diminished ovarian reserve is a more common occurrence as more women postpone childbearing in modern societies due to social and demographic trends. Diminished ovarian reserve is one of the primary reasons for poor ART outcome. Due to high costs, side effects and heavy burden on patients on ART treatments, patient selection and counseling for prognosis is an important aspect before starting ART...

background: careful evaluation of patients and proper treatment with right techniques are essential for successful outcome of assisted reproduction. to obtain satisfactory results, it is necessary to assess ovarian reserve before planning treatment. objective: to evaluate anti-mullerian hormone as a predictor of fertility potential in terms of ovarian reserve and ovarian response reflected by a...

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Infertility is a main manifestation of endometriosis, though the exact pathogenesis endometriosis-associated infertility remains unclear. Compromised ovarian functions may be one causes endometriosis related infertility. The function can classified into three basic elements, (1) production hormones, (2) maintenance follicular development until ovulation, and (3) reservoir dormant oocytes (ovari...

Salpingectomy is largely used in case of hydrosalpinx in infertile women scheduled for assisted reproductive technologies (ART), whereas there is no consensus on its role in absence of hydrosalpinx. The current is a systematic literature review to collate all available evidence regarding salpingectomy as fertility enhancement procedure before ART in infertile patients. Our primary endpoint was ...