Why do mature follicles not ovulate?

Ovulation is a normal physiological phenomenon of women. The mature egg will be released from the follicle, ensuring that it can combine with the male's semen during intercourse to form a fertilized egg, thus completing the process of conception. The egg is released when it is mature, but for some women, even though their follicles are mature, the egg cannot be released, which greatly affects their fertility. So, why don’t mature follicles get released? Let’s take a look below.

Reasons why follicles are not released

The follicles are mature but not released? Most likely it is an ovulation disorder! So what causes ovulation disorders? Let’s take a look.

1. Central endocrine disorders. After central endocrine disorders, the peak secretion level of luteinizing hormone (LH) is insufficient to stimulate the biochemical and histological changes that lead to digestion and rupture of the follicle wall, resulting in failure of ovulation.

2. Endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc. Take pelvic inflammatory disease as an example. When the fallopian tubes become inflamed, they will thicken, become fibrotic and become cord-like, and may even adhere to the ovaries, uterus and surrounding organs and tissues, forming a hard and fixed mass. In severe cases, it will hinder ovulation from the ovaries.

3. Enzyme deficiency or prostaglandin deficiency. The enlarged follicles are close to the ovarian cortex, and fibrinolysozyme, activated collagenase, and prostaglandins act on the basement membrane of the follicle wall, digesting the follicle wall and causing the formation of the ovarian ovulation pore. If there is a lack of enzymes or prostaglandins at this time, it will greatly affect the discharge of eggs.

4. Hyperprolactinemia. Prolactin affects the normal secretion of gonadotropin from the pituitary gland. Increased blood prolactin levels will reduce the secretion of blood follicle-stimulating hormone, thereby causing ovarian dysfunction and affecting the ovulatory function of the ovaries.

5. Mental state. High work pressure, mood swings, and mental stress can also lead to anovulation. Being in a state of tension for a long time will cause repeated small peaks in blood prolactin levels and affect ovulation. This situation is often accompanied by symptoms such as irregular menstruation, dysmenorrhea, and breast pain.

What to do if the follicles are mature but not discharged

1. Exercise more and improve diet: Female friends of this type should adjust their diet and increase exercise. For example, eat foods like beans, fennel, sunflower seeds, onions, etc.

2. Taking western medicine: The method of drug-induced ovulation is to use crude gonadal hormones, menstruation regulating and pregnancy promoting pills, clomiphene, Shunluan Decoction, clomiphene and other ovulation-inducing drugs to promote the discharge of eggs. However, it is worth noting that ovulation-stimulating drugs can promote ovulation and should not be used indiscriminately, otherwise it will cause imperfect egg function and affect the quality of fertility.

3. Chinese medicine conditioning: tonify the kidney and nourish blood, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, soften and disperse nodules, promote qi and relieve stagnation. Experimental studies have shown that: "Chinese medicine for tonifying the kidney and promoting blood circulation has a good regulatory effect on reproductive endocrine disorders in polycystic ovary syndrome.

4. Surgical treatment: If drug treatment is ineffective, surgical treatment may be considered.

It is best to go to the hospital for B-ultrasound follicle monitoring. After understanding the specific situation, take ovulation-stimulating drugs or ovulation-stimulating injections under the doctor's guidance to stimulate ovulation, or you can jump rope at home to promote ovulation.