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Ovarian diseases refer to diseases or disorders of the ovary. [1] These can be classified as endocrine disorders or as a disorders of the reproductive system. If the egg fails to release from the follicle in the ovary an ovarian cyst may form. Small ovarian cysts are common in healthy women.
Autoimmune oophoritis accounts for almost 4% of women who present with primary ovarian insufficiency (POI). However, due to the lack of awareness and systematic studies, the ethnicity related prevalence is not known yet. [9] Since autoimmune oophoritis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes ...
Polycystic ovary syndrome, or polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. [14] The syndrome is named after cysts which form on the ovaries of some women with this condition, though this is not a universal symptom, and not the underlying cause of the disorder.
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder commonly diagnosed in women of childbearing age. While PCOS isn’t an outwardly apparent condition, it can wreak havoc on physical and ...
Female genital disease is a disorder of the structure or function of the female reproductive system that has a known cause and a distinctive group of symptoms, signs, or anatomical changes. The female reproductive system consists of the ovaries , fallopian tubes , uterus , vagina , and vulva .
A hilar cell tumor is an androgen-producing ovarian tumor that is most commonly found in older women and often leads to the development of male sex characteristics. The tumor tends to occur around the region of the ovary where the blood vessels enter the organ, known as the hilum .
Ovarian disorders may refer to diseases primarily affecting, or centered on, the ovaries. Some examples of ovarian diseases are: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
The luteinized cells produce androgens, which may lead to hirsutism and virilization (or masculinization) in affected women. [2] The term hyperthecosis refers to the presence of nests of luteinized theca cells in the ovarian stroma due to differentiation of the ovarian interstitial cells into steroidogenically active luteinized stromal cells.