Any abnormality that causes a loss of normal development of the ovaries, such as Turner syndrome , can result in the ovaries not functioning correctly and the loss of a woman's fertility. The ovaries can be damaged by treatments for other conditions, particularly chemotherapy or radiotherapy for cancer treatment.
If a woman stops having menstrual periods during her reproductive years, this condition is called amenorrhoea. It can be caused by a number of factors. In these cases, fertility can be restored by reducing the intensity of exercise, weight gain and psychological interventions such as cognitive behavioural therapy. Disorders of the pituitary gland can affect normal ovarian function because a lack of the hormones normally released from the pituitary gland will reduce the stimulation of hormone production and the development of follicles in the ovaries.
Thyroid overactivity thyrotoxicosis can lead to amenorrhoea , as can any severe illness. About Contact Events News. Search Search. You and Your Hormones. Students Teachers Patients Browse. Human body. Home Glands Ovaries.
Ovaries The ovaries produce and release eggs oocytes into the female reproductive tract at the mid-point of each menstrual cycle. They also produce the female hormones oestrogen and progesterone. Alternative names Ovary singular Where are the ovaries? Artwork of the female reproductive system, showing the location of the ovaries. The ovarian phases of a day menstrual cycle. Ovulation occurs mid-cycle. Related Glands. The word is German for middle mittel pain schmerz , or pain felt at the middle of your cycle.
Studies show that during ovulation, women smell better to potential partners especially men and become more flirtatious. However, in the case of unprotected sex around the time of ovulation, the Fallopian tube rises to its higher purpose: it becomes the venue for fertilization. Sperm actually have a surprisingly long journey toward the egg. After entering through the vagina, they have to make it through the cervix, across the uterus, and into the Fallopian tubes where the egg is waiting.
They have a really good chance of dying or getting trapped or lost perhaps up the wrong Fallopian tube , and of the millions of sperm that start this journey, only a dozen or so—the strongest swimmers—actually make it all the way.
What can affect ovulation? Add a comment. Pretty sure it's every other month. I know sometimes the Fallopian tube will go over and catch the other egg but I am totally sure that's true. I know mine is every other month because I figured out that my left side is dominant and actually ovulates a couple of days sooner then the right. I found this out by tracking ovulation through opk tests.
Some months I had multiple follicles and they grew on both sides. You can never know! Good luck! It doesn't always alternate. Unfortunately for most women, our right ovary tends to be dominant, which means it will do more than ever other release I have a right tubal blockage as well, and it's incredibly frustrating. I tried doing IUI's but had several cancellations in a row due to the eggs always being on the wrong side.
Even if your right tube is blocked, it is still possible to get pg when you O from the right side. The left Fallopian tube can actually cross over to the opposite side and pick up the egg. The human body is truly amazing, isn't it? This happened to me a few years ago- I O'd from the left side, and ended up with a right sided ectopic.
Not a happy story, but it illustrates the point- my right tube picked up an egg released from the left ovary. Good luck to you! Migs Original poster. Thanks for all the advice everyone! Sounds like you and I are in the same boat camyam73, it is pretty frustrating! Hopefully we'll both have some good luck come our way. Catwoman - The liklihood of the open tube moving is very small. The abdomen is pretty jam packed with organs and digestive tract, so for the fallopian to actually move is not really possible.
I've seen this posted on other baby websites, but never by a medical site, and have never seen a doctor say this is likely. Possible, maybe, likely, no. Yes, it is unlikely, I totally agree. But it happened to me once, so it can happen Even my FS said that he had only seen it happen twice, and I was one of those two. I suppose I tend to cling to miracles, because that's exactly what it would take for me to conceive and carry to term at this point.
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