Women's Health Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 112-114, 1 May 2006

Assessment of disorders of ovulation

  • Susan Ingamells, BSc BM MRCOG PhD

      Affiliations

    • Susan Ingamells BSc BM MRCOG PhD is a consultant in Reproductive Medicine at Wessex Fertility, Southampton, UK. She qualified at the University of Southampton and trained in obstetrics and gynaecology in Southampton and Salisbury. She is a sub-specialist in reproductive medicine.
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  • Iain T Cameron, BSc MA MD FRCOG MRANZCOG

      Affiliations

    • Iain T Cameron BSc MA MD FRCOG MRANZCOG is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Southampton, UK. He qualified at the University of Edinburgh and trained in obstetrics, gynaecology and reproductive medicine in Edinburgh, Melbourne, Australia and Cambridge, UK.

Abstract 

Assessment of ovulation starts with a detailed menstrual history as menstruation provides the outward sign of the rhythmic changes taking place in the hypothalamus, the pituitary, the ovaries and the endometrium. Regular menstrual cycles in the range 25–35 days are usually indicative of ovulation. Patients with disorders of ovulation often experience absent periods (amenorrhoea) or irregular periods (oligomenorrhoea). Patients experiencing these symptoms require a detailed medical assessment based on a full history and examination followed by appropriate endocrine and imaging investigations. Through its focus on history and examination, laboratory and diagnostic assessment, detection of ovulation and detection of ovarian reserve, this article reviews the effective assessment of disorders of ovulation

Keywords:  ovulation disorder , gynaecological history , ovarian reserve , ultrasound

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PII: S1744-1870(06)70178-0

doi:10.1383/wohm.2006.3.3.112

Women's Health Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 112-114, 1 May 2006

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