The controlled ovarian hyperstimulation used before in vitro fertilization (IVF) endeavors to induce the development of multiple dominant follicles in order to produce several oocytes and increase ...

These include: Ultrasound imaging – to examine the reproductive organs for conditions that may be affecting fertility and to determine the number of follicles in the ovaries (antral follicle count, or ...

Ovarian follicles are essential for female fertility, forming during fetal development and establishing a finite reserve of ...

In this procedure, injectable fertility drugs (called gonadotropins) are used to stimulate the ovaries to recruit and mature multiple follicles that each contain an oocyte (egg). Most women will take ...

And that led him to human ovaries, or more specifically, to the number of ovarian follicles. Ovarian follicles are spherical aggregations of cells found inside of the ovaries—they secrete ...

The researchers then inserted follicle-seeded, printed ovaries into seven female mice whose natural ovaries they had removed. The synthetic ovaries became vascularized within roughly a week, ...

leading to the formation of multiple ovarian follicles. It is generally manageable through lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise. In contrast, PCOS is a more severe metabolic disorder ...