Role of Sex Hormone Receptors in Ovulation
Sex hormones including progestins, androgens, and estrogens produced de novo from cholesterol within the ovary play important roles in the growth and differentiation of reproductive tissues and in the maintenance of fertility.
Peng-Hui Wang
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Methods Used to Self-Predict Ovulation A Comparative Study [PDF]
Time of ovulation as detected by a self-test of luteinizing hormone (LH) in the urine was compared with time of ovulation as detected by self-observation of cervical mucus.
Fehring, Richard
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Ovarian function during hormonal contraception assessed by endocrine and sonographic markers: a systematic review [PDF]
This systematic review focuses on the literature evidence for residual ovarian function during treatment with hormonal contraceptives. We reviewed all papers which assessed residual ovarian activity during hormonal contraceptive use, using endocrine ...
Bastianelli, Carlo +5 more
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Effect of L-carnitine supplementation on fertility outcomes among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials [PDF]
This systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessed the effect of L-carnitine (LC) supplementation on the fertility outcomes of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Online databases (Scopus, Web of Science,
Ahmed Abu-Zaid +10 more
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Variability in the Phases of the Menstrual Cycle [PDF]
Objective: To determine variability in the phases of the menstrual cycle among healthy, regularly cycling women. Design: A prospective descriptive study of a new data set with biological markers to estimate parameters of the menstrual cycles ...
Fehring, Richard +2 more
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Multi-scale modeling of follicular ovulation as a reachability problem [PDF]
During each ovarian cycle, only a definite number of follicles ovulate, while the others undergo a degeneration process called atresia. We have designed a multi-scale mathematical model where ovulation and atresia result from a hormonal controlled ...
Frederique Clément +4 more
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EMBRYO TRANSFER IN CAMELIDS [PDF]
No ...
Tibary A, Pearson LK, Campbell A
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Current Medical Research: Summer/Fall 2017 [PDF]
This issue of Current Medical Research (CMR) includes studies that provide evidence that use of natural family planning (NFP) can be helpful for subfertile couples wishing to achieve a pregnancy, the effectiveness of a method of NFP during breastfeeding,
Barron, Mary Lee, Fehring, Richard
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Granulosa cell proliferation is inhibited by PGE2 in the primate ovulatory follicle
Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is a key paracrine mediator of ovulation. Few specific PGE2-regulated gene products have been identified, so we hypothesized that PGE2 may regulate the expression and/or activity of a network of proteins to promote ovulation.
Patric S. Lundberg +5 more
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Dissection of the Ovulatory Process Using ex vivo Approaches
Ovulation is a unique physiological phenomenon that is essential for sexual reproduction. It refers to the entire process of ovarian follicle responses to hormonal stimulation resulting in the release of mature fertilization-competent oocytes from the ...
Alexander A. Tokmakov +2 more
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