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Endocrine infertility
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Anovulatory (endocrine) infertility - a violation of the reproductive function of a woman, caused by the lack of normal folliculogenesis in the ovaries and ovulation.
Anovulation is not a disease, but a symptom that is expressed by various clinical manifestations, from luteal insufficiency to oligomenorrhoea.
Forms
There are following forms of endocrine infertility:
- gonadotropic insufficiency;
- polycystic ovarian syndrome;
- ovarian insufficiency;
- hyperprolactinemia;
- hypothyroidism.
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Treatment of the endocrine infertility
The goal of the treatment is to ensure the process of ovulation and the onset of pregnancy. The tactics of therapy depend on the form of endocrine infertility, use various hormonal and nonhormonal drugs, some of them used in preparatory stages of treatment, others - directly in the process of induction of ovulation.