Diseases

Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

A complication of OVULATION INDUCTION in infertility treatment. It is graded by the severity of symptoms which include OVARY enlargement, multiple OVARIAN FOLLICLES; OVARIAN CYSTS; ASCITES; and generalized EDEMA. The full-blown syndrome may lead to RENAL FAILURE, respiratory distress, and even DEATH. Increased capillary permeability is caused by the vasoactive substances, such as VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS, secreted by the overly-stimulated OVARIES.

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A complication of OVULATION INDUCTION in infertility treatment. It is graded by the severity of symptoms which include OVARY enlargement, multiple OVARIAN FOLLICLES; OVARIAN CYSTS; ASCITES; and generalized EDEMA. The full-blown syndrome may lead to RENAL FAILURE, respiratory distress, and even DEATH. Increased capillary permeability is caused by the vasoactive substances, such as VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTORS, secreted by the overly-stimulated OVARIES.

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  • Hyperstimulation Syndrome, Ovarian
  • Hyperstimulation Syndromes, Ovarian
  • Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndromes
  • Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome, Familial Gestational Spontaneous

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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  • Ovarian Diseases (1966-1991)
  • Ovulation Induction/adverse effects (1978-1991)

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  1. C12.050.351.500w.056.630w.642w
  2. C12.100w.250w.056.630w.642w
  3. C19w.391.630w.642w

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016471. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016471
  2. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovarian_hyperstimulation_syndrome
  3. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1760461