background: inhibin is a dimeric glycoprotein that has a depressive effect on the anterior hypophyse secretion. the level of this tumor marker is undetectable in menopause women. in patients with gynecological cancer, especially granulosa and epidermal-type (mucinous), ovarian cancers considerable increase in the serum level of inhibin has been reported. the increased level of inhibin has been ...

background and objective: ovarian tumors are among the most frequent pathologic conditions in gynecologic practice and a frequent cause of hospitalization and surgery. the aim of this study was to determine histologic distribution of benign operated masses especially functional ovarian cysts. material and methods: benign ovarian files of operated patients (2961 cases) in 20 tertiary and seconda...

Background The high effectiveness of vitrification, as a cryopreservation protocol, for human oocytes and embryos is shown, whereas data on human ovarian tissue are limited. This study aimed to assessment of follicular growth, ultrastructure, and apoptosis incidence in human ovarian tissue following vitrification/warming and after culture in the presence of LIF. MaterialsAndMethods Ovarian cort...

In recent years, advances in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood, adolescent and adult cancer have significantly improved the survival rate and life expectancy of cancer patients. However, chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments are gonadotoxic and may induce the loss of ovarian function and fertility with consequent premature ovarian failure (POF). A number of factors determine the level...

background: ovarian cysts are among the diseases which cause reproductive failure and economic losses in dairy herds. high yelding dairy cattles are suseptable to reproductive failure caused by ovarian cysts, as a result of their exposure to stressful coditions during lactation. objectives: this study aimed to monitor metabolic profile tests in dairy cows with ovarian cysts in comparison with c...

Clear cell carcinoma of ovary is uncommon ovarian tumour that arises from surface epithelium of ovary. It has well-known association with ovarian endometriosis. We report here the first case of bilateral clear cell carcinoma of ovaries in a 40-year-old woman with a 17-year history of bilateral ovarian endometriosis. In addition, during the longstanding duration of the endometriosis, the patient...

Ovarian cancer mostly presents with extensive peritoneal cavity and extraperitoneal dissemination. Satisfactory complete resection of the lesions is one key factors to improve prognosis. The trend surgical extra-ovarian tissues organs invaded by tumor has become obvious in order remove all primary loci metastases as much possible minimize residual lesions. This article provides a literature rev...

Background: Ovarian reserve and ovarian response both are of the most important key factors in infertility treatment. Anti mullerian hormone (AMH) is one of lab tests that can predict ovarian reserve. relation between this assay and ovarian response can guide physition to choose the best protocol for the worst reserve. Materials and Methods: In a prospective cohort study, 110 infertile women (2...