Ovulation -- Congresses : The problem of fertility : proceedings of the Conference on Fertility held under the auspices of the National Committee on Maternal Health / edited by Earl T. Engle
A complication of OVULATION INDUCTION in infertility treatment. It is graded by the severity of symptoms which include OVARY enlargement, multiple OVARIAN FOLLICLES; OVARIAN CYSTS; ASCITES; and generalized EDEMA. The full-blown syndrome may lead to RENAL FAILURE, respiratory distress, and even DEATH. Increased capillary permeability is caused by the vasoactive substances, such as VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS, secreted by the overly-stimulated OVARIES
The discharge of an OVUM from a rupturing follicle in the OVARY
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Ovulationshemmer : Oral contraceptives & breast cancer / Committee on the Relationship Between Oral Contraceptives and Breast Cancer, Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
