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anovulation
A condition that involves the absence of ovulation during the menstrual cycle, so that the mature egg is not released from the ovary.
Grammatical category Noun
Field Fertility problems
Level of specialization High
Definition source glosario de Fertilidad
Gender relationship Yes, woman
Equivalents

Spanish

anovulación

Valenciano

anovulació
Associated concepts
Presents the symptom
amenorrhoea
menstrual irregularities
Causes
female infertility
Examples
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the leading cause of anovulatory infertility, accounting for seventy to eighty percent of cases due to anovulation.
The prevalence of simple endometrial hyperplasia in amenorrheic women with anovulation is reported to be 49 % and 36 % in PCOS and idiopathic anovulatory women, respectively.
Collocations
WITH ADJECTIVES
hyperandrogenic anovulation
WITH VERBS
anovulation includes