The fertility potential of women with a single ovary.
The incidence of having a single ovary is quite common in infertile patients and can reach up to 17% of women with severe tubal disease who require in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Data on the short- and long-term implications of having only one ovary are scarce, and patients in this situation are naturally concerned. This article reviews the effect of possessing a single ovary on the fertility potential and ovarian reserve of these women and their performance in assisted reproduction treatment.
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Bourn Hall Clinic, Cambridge, UK. amir.lass.gb_cbg01@serono.com
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D005831:Genital Diseases, Female / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D051379:Mice; D010052:Ovariectomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010053:Ovary / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology*; D010060:Ovulation