Inspection of the ovaries and steroids in serum and peritoneal fluid at various time intervals after ovulation in fertile women: implications for the luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome
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In 20 fertile women one menstrual cycle was monitored by ovarian ultrasonography, laparoscopy, and estimation of 17 beta-estradiol (E2) and progesterone levels in serum and peritoneal fluid (PF). Three groups were studied, performing the laparoscopy within 1, 3, and 5 days after ovulation. The results indicate that the opening in the corpus luteum remains at least during the first 1.5 postovulatory days. The process of the closure starts thereafter and has been accomplished 4 to 5 days after ovulation. Progesterone and E2 levels in PF follow a similar pattern, showing high levels in the first, decreasing levels in the second, and low levels in the last laparoscopy groups. Therefore the significance of inspection of the ovaries and hormone level estimation in PF depend on the timing of the laparoscopy in relation to the moment of ovulation, especially in the first 5 postovulatory days.
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At ovulation, cytokine- and hormone-rich fluid is released into the peritoneal cavity, with levels of hormones and other factors significantly higher than in plasma.
“At ovulation, cytokine-and hormone-rich fluid is released into the peritoneal cavity, with levels of hormones and other factors significantly higher than in plasma”
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- Authors
- Scheenjes, E., te Velde, E. R., & Kremer, J.
- Affiliations
- Utrecht University (NL)
- Venue
- Fertility and Sterility
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1990-07
- Volume
- 54
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 38-41
- ISSN
- 0015-0282 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2402351023
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 14
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 1.30
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Fertility and Sterility (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- University of Groningen research database (University of Groningen / Centre for Information Technology) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Ovarian function and disorders
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Reproductive Biology and Fertility
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Reproductive Medicine › Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Keywords
- luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome, ovulation, corpus luteum, peritoneal fluid, serum progesterone, serum estradiol, ovarian ultrasonography, fertile women
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Ascitic Fluid, Corpus Luteum, Estradiol, Female, Ovarian Follicle, Humans, Infertility, Female, Ovulation, Progesterone, Syndrome
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