Ovary

Ovary, polycystic: See: Polycystic ovary syndrome.
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Ovary Health
What Is Ovarian Reserve, And How Does It Impact My Fertility?
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Polycystic ovary syndrome
Definition
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a condition characterized by the accumulation of numerous cysts (fluid-filled sacs) on the ovaries associated with high male hormone levels, ...
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Polycystic ovary disease
Definition:
Polycystic ovary disease is characterized by enlarged ovaries with multiple small cysts, an abnormally high number of follicles at various states of maturation, and a thick, scarred capsule surrounding each ovary.
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Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a mild hormone imbalance that can cause irregular periods, unwanted hair growth, and acne. It can be mild or severe. This is a common condition that begins during the teenage years in women.
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Polycystic ovary syndrome
Dr Rob Hicks
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an inherited condition that affects the ovaries. Changing hormone levels result in many tiny cysts developing in the ovaries. Eggs may not be released regularly.
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Dermoid cyst of the ovary: A bizarre tumor, usually benign, in the ovary that typically contains a diversity of tissues including hair, teeth, bone, thyroid, etc.
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ovary (O-va-ree)
One of a pair of female reproductive glands in which the ova, or eggs, are formed. The ovaries are located in the pelvis, one on each side of the uterus.
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Ovary. In: American Joint Committee on Cancer.: AJCC Cancer Staging Manual. 6th ed. New York, NY: Springer, 2002, pp 275-284.
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Polycystic ovary syndrome
Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Androgen-producing tumors of the ovary or adrenal gland
Cushing's syndrome ...
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Polycystic ovary syndrome usually does not cause symptoms before mid-puberty, when the ovaries begin to produce hormones in significant amounts. Women then can have some or all of the following symptoms: ...
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A sex gland (ovary or testis).
gonorrhea
A highly contagious, sexually transmitted bacterial disease of the genital/urinary system.
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OVARIAN CYSTS - The ovary will form a fluid filled cyst on the surface of the ovary each month after an egg is released from the ovary during normal ovulation. Larger cysts can cause pain and bleeding (rupture).
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(1) [The polycystic ovary syndrome and increased body mass]. Sindrom polikistoznyh iaichnikov i izbytochnaia massa tela. Alieva EA; Fanchenko ND; Pshenichnikova TIa; Parshutin NP; Gasparov AS; VetrM Acta Univ Palacki Olomuc Fac Med 1990, 126 p233-40 ...
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polycystic ovary syndrome(PCOS) is a common condition that is often linked with obesity and abnormal menstrual periods
Cushing syndrome, a condition in which there is too much of a hormone called corticosteroid in the blood ...
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Moreover, the gene for Aurora kinase resides at a chromosomal "hot-spot" frequently associated with various human cancers such as those of breast, bladder, colon, ovary, pancreas, head, and neck.
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*The risk of cancer of the ovary is reduced by 50%. The risk of benign tumors of the ovary is reduced by 90%.
*They reduce the chance of serious pelvic infections
*They reduce the probability of developing endometriosis.
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Occasionally, severe pain that develops suddenly may be a symptom of rupture of the stomach or intestines (perforation), torsion of the testicle or ovary, kidney stone, gallbladder disease, or blood flow problems.
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A serious illness (like a tumor of the ovary or adrenal glands) or fever
Medication such as cancer chemotherapy
Excessive shampooing and blow-drying
Emotional or physical stress
Nervous habits such as continual hair pulling or scalp rubbing ...
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Stromal tumors: Stromal tumors develop from connective-tissue cells that help form the structure of the ovary and produce hormones. Usually, only one ovary is involved. These account for 5-10% of ovarian cancers.
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The hormones stop the ovary from releasing an egg, so that pregnancy does not occur. The hormones also prevent pregnancy by causing thickening of the mucus on the cervix, making it hard for sperm to enter the uterus.
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A pair of ducts opening at one end into the uterus and at the other end into the peritoneal cavity, over the ovary.
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OncoChek immunoassay Intended use: to detect the presence of breast, lung, colon, ovary, prostate, and other cancers by measuring blood plasma protein degradation product levels. These levels are thought to provide a useful indicator of malignancy.
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An egg being released from an ovary.
Signs/Symptoms
Pain and sometimes cramps on one side of the lower abdomen. Some women feel sick to their stomach and note some spotting of blood from the vagina.
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Around 1 in 5 women suffer from a hormonal condition called polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Symptoms can include irregular periods, obesity and increased body and facial hair.
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You may have had pelvic infections, endometriosis, polycystic ovary disease, abdominal or urinary tract surgery, injuries to the perineum, excessively high fevers, the mumps or measles. You may have used an intrauterine device (IUD).
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Androblastoma (Arrhenoblastoma of Ovary)
Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome (Testicular Feminization)
Androgenic Alopecia in Women (Female Pattern Baldness)
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of fertilization, pregnancy, and birth, which includes ejaculation of normal amounts of healthy sperm, passage of the sperm through the cervix and into the fallopian tube of the female, passage of an ovum (egg) down the fallopian tube from an ovary, ...
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These are: proinflammatory state, as evidenced by high blood levels of C-reactive protein; prothrombotic state, indicated by high blood levels of fibrinogen; polycystic ovary syndrome, characterized by enlarged ovaries and fluid-filled cysts; ...
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Abnormal ovarian function sometimes causes incompletely-developed follicles (ova) to accumulate in the ovaries. These ova fail to mature and be released from the ovaries. The ova accumulate as cysts in the ovary, contributing to infertility.
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Special imaging tests (CT or MRI scans) are performed to detect tumors in the pituitary, hypothalamus, liver, ovary or testes.
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