The egg bursts from the follicle, leaving behind an empty shell of cells ... increase the risk of developing ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). Proper diagnosis of a corpus luteum defect ...

The case we present here defines a mutation in the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor that is associated with recurrent, spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. The clinical aspects of ...

We found that a mutation in the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor leads to hypersensitivity to chorionic gonadotropin and that the mutation segregated with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in ...

First author Haiyang Wang, a senior research fellow in the Li lab, designed a 3D system that enables scientists to implant oocytes from one mouse into the empty follicle of another. Wang first ...

WBZ-TV's Paula Ebben reports "There is viability to this treatment," she said. "You have an open, empty follicle, so you are putting something in the empty follicle and hoping to destroy that ...

In the empty follicle, cells proliferate, turning it into a corpus luteum. This structure releases progesterone, a hormone necessary to maintain pregnancy. If pregnancy doesn’t occur ...