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anovulation
Anovulation is the medical term used when a woman does not ovulate. Ovulation is the release of mature eggs from a woman’s ovary and is a critical part of the reproductive process.
symptoms
Anovulation is a condition that can occur without any symptoms. The most common symptom is an extended menstrual cycle. Amenorrhea (the absence of menstruation) may signal anovulation, as well as inconsistent basal body temperature (BBT).
cause
Anovulation can result from several factors including hormonal imbalances, age and early menopause.
treatment
Treatments for anovulation range from non-invasive methods such as drug therapy to more involved processes like surgery. The variety of treatments varies depending on the cause of their infertility problem.
Examples of anovulation treatments are listed here:
- Ovulation inducing drugs
- In vitro fertilization (IVF)
- Ovarian wedge resection and laparoscopic ovarian drilling
- Donor eggs
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- Initial steps
- Your role: keeping control
- Fertility tests for women
- Female diagnosis
- Amenorrhea
- Anovulation
- Cervical mucous problems
- Endometriosis
- Uterine fibroids
- Hyperprolactinemia
- Immunological infertility
- Luteal phase defect
- Occlusion
- pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)
- Post-birth control pill syndrome
- premature ovarian failure (POF)
- Uterine vaginal birth defects
- Fertility tests for men
- Male diagnosis
- Unexplained infertility
- Getting a second opinion
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