What does luteinization of ovarian follicle mean?

Follicular luteinization is a condition in which the follicles have yellow pigment. Follicles in this condition should be taken seriously because this condition can lead to many abnormal conditions, including infertility. This condition is very bad. Many people may not understand what this condition means. So what does follicular luteinization mean?

The full name of luteinized follicle is luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome (LUFS for short), which means that the follicle matures but does not rupture, the oocyte is not discharged but luteinized in situ, forming a corpus luteum and secreting progesterone, and a series of changes similar to the ovulation cycle occur in the somatic effector organs. Women with luteinized follicles have normal menstrual cycles and similar ovulation symptoms but remain infertile. This is a special type of anovulatory menstruation and is one of the important causes of infertility.

Treatment methods vary from person to person, and are often based on inducing ovulation. The most commonly used method is hormone supplementation. If the follicles fail to rupture after several months of using ovulation-inducing drugs, in vitro fertilization may be necessary. The cause of LUFS is still unclear. Most scholars believe that it is related to central regulation disorders, local disorders, and mental and psychological factors. Most people believe that the incidence rate is about 5% to 10% during the natural menstrual cycle and about 30% to 40% during the drug-induced ovulation period.

Because patients with luteinized follicles have normal menstrual cycles and do not have any major illnesses, they are often overlooked and misdiagnosed as having "unexplained" infertility. However, the causes of the disease are complex, and there are few related reports and studies, which brings corresponding difficulties to diagnosis and treatment. Therefore, it is listed as a difficult problem in clinical research on gynecological reproductive endocrinology.

Unruptured follicle syndrome is also called luteinized follicle or luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome. It is caused by various reasons that the mature follicle fails to rupture and the egg cannot be discharged, so conception is impossible. Hello, for your health, if you suffer from this disease, please go to a regular professional infertility hospital for treatment in time. The main thing is to do a targeted examination based on the individual's actual situation and receive symptomatic treatment under the guidance of a doctor.

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