Ardaens Y. Robert Y. Dewailly D.
Institution:
Cabinet de radiologie, 73 rue Jacquemars, Gielee, Lille; France.
Title:
Polycystic ovaries: A new ultrasonic classification. (1995-3379)
Source:
Contraception, Fertilite, Sexualite. Vol 23(6) (pp15-419), 1995.
Abstract:
In the absence of a precise definition, the terms are often erroneously used. Therefore we propose a more modern terminology which allows to distinguish two types of ovarian follicle pathology: - the microfollicular disease results from a follicular arrest of maturation, leading to an accumulation of immature microfollicles in the ovarian cortex. The clinical correlate is anovulation. This disease encompasses two aetiologic entities: polycystic ovarian disease (PCO) and the multifollicular ovaries (MFO), which were previously gattered under the label of; - the macrofollicular disease results from the excessive growth of one or several follicles with or without luteinisation. Its clinical correlate is pelvic pain. It includes three main aetiologies: macropolycystic ovaries, functional cysts and LUF syndrome. These could also be termed. This new classification allows to consider two distinct anatomical entities which represent the whole of functional ovarian pathology.
See Also:
PCOS -
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
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