clinical embryology Flashcards
what is necessary for pregnancy?
gametogenesis; fertilization; implantation
problems in male gametogenesis
aspermia or oligospermia
aspermai or oligospermia cause
male infertility
how are aspermia or oligospermia treated?
intrauterine insemination; IVF with ICSI; tubal embryo transfer
aspermia
no sperm
oligospermia
little sperm
percentage of infertility caused by males
30 to 40%
problems with female gametogenesis
anovulation or ovulation dysfunction; female fails to ovulate or not ovulate regularly
clinical manifestation of anovulation
developmental delay; irregular menses; endometrial pathology, infertility; premature ovarian failure
treatment for anovulation
hormonal treatment; surgical/hormonal treatment; ovulation induction/ART cycle; hormonal treatment
artificial fertilization
IVFT or frozen embryo cycles
clinical vignette: what can be affected by discontinuation of estrogen/progersteroner supplementation?
blood level FSH and LH; ciliated cells of the uterine tube; glandular tissue of the breasts; thickness of the endometrium
follicular histology: fetal period
no follicle; oogonium, diploid
fh; before or at birth
primordial follicle: primary oocyte; diploid
fh; after birth
primary follicle; primary oocyte; diploid (meiosis)