Assessment of disorders of ovulation
Assessment of disorders of ovulation
Assessment of ovulation starts with a detailed menstrual history as menstruation provides the outward sign of the rhythmic changes taking place in the hypothalamus, the pituitary, the ovaries and the endometrium. Regular menstrual cycles in the range 25–35 days are usually indicative of ovulation. Patients with disorders of ovulation often experience absent periods (amenorrhoea) or irregular periods (oligomenorrhoea). Patients experiencing these symptoms require a detailed medical assessment based on a full history and examination followed by appropriate endocrine and imaging investigations. Through its focus on history and examination, laboratory and diagnostic assessment, detection of ovulation and detection of ovarian reserve, this article reviews the effective assessment of disorders of ovulation.
ovulation disorder, gynaecological history, ovarian reserve, ultrasound
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Ingamells, Susan
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Cameron, Iain T.
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1 May 2006
Ingamells, Susan
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Cameron, Iain T.
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Ingamells, Susan and Cameron, Iain T.
(2006)
Assessment of disorders of ovulation.
Women's Health Medicine, 3 (3), .
(doi:10.1383/wohm.2006.3.3.112).
Abstract
Assessment of ovulation starts with a detailed menstrual history as menstruation provides the outward sign of the rhythmic changes taking place in the hypothalamus, the pituitary, the ovaries and the endometrium. Regular menstrual cycles in the range 25–35 days are usually indicative of ovulation. Patients with disorders of ovulation often experience absent periods (amenorrhoea) or irregular periods (oligomenorrhoea). Patients experiencing these symptoms require a detailed medical assessment based on a full history and examination followed by appropriate endocrine and imaging investigations. Through its focus on history and examination, laboratory and diagnostic assessment, detection of ovulation and detection of ovarian reserve, this article reviews the effective assessment of disorders of ovulation.
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Published date: 1 May 2006
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ovulation disorder, gynaecological history, ovarian reserve, ultrasound
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URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/61238
ISSN: 1744-1870
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