Abstract | PURPOSE: To describe the diagnosis and treatment of anovulatory disorders associated with estrogen deficiency. METHODS: RESULTS: Though success in ovulation induction and pregnancies was greater in women with low FSH than high FSH, pregnancies following ovulation induction were nevertheless achieved even in women in apparent menopause. CONCLUSIONS: The use of ethinyl estradiol as opposed to other estrogen drugs has the advantage of not being able to be measured by most serum assays for estradiol allowing the physician to detect endogenous follicular development and thus determining when follicular maturation has been achieved. Even in the presence of marked diminished ovarian egg reserve, eggs from chronically younger women are superior in quality to women aged > or = 45.
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Authors | J H Check |
Journal | Clinical and experimental obstetrics & gynecology
(Clin Exp Obstet Gynecol)
Vol. 34
Issue 1
Pg. 5-8
( 2007)
ISSN: 0390-6663 [Print] Singapore |
PMID | 17447629
(Publication Type: Editorial)
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Chemical References |
- Estrogens
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone
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Topics |
- Adult
- Age Factors
- Amenorrhea
(physiopathology)
- Anovulation
(diagnosis, physiopathology, therapy)
- Estrogens
(deficiency)
- Female
- Fertilization
- Follicle Stimulating Hormone
(blood)
- Humans
- Middle Aged
- Ovulation Induction
(methods)
- Pregnancy
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