Fertility and Sterility, 50(6), 839-850
DlJ. ring the last stage of puberty, the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis acquires the ability to respond to high levels of estradiol; this results in a sharp increase in the pituitary output of luteinizing hormone (LH). It is believed that within a mature follicle, the LH surge triggers a complex set of events that results in two apparently independent phenomena: ovulation and luteinization. The term ovulation will imply rupture of the follicular wall and release of an oocyte, whereas luteinization will imply the morphologic and biochemical shift in the …
Katz, E. (1988). The luteinized unruptured follicle and other ovulatory dysfunctions. *Fertility and sterility*, *50*(6), 839-850. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60359-x
Katz E. The luteinized unruptured follicle and other ovulatory dysfunctions. Fertil Steril. 1988;50(6):839-850. doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60359-x
Katz, Eugène. "The luteinized unruptured follicle and other ovulatory dysfunctions." *Fertility and sterility*, vol. 50, no. 6, 1988, pp. 839-850.
Animals, Endometriosis/etiology, Female, Humans, Infertility, Female/etiology, Ovarian Follicle/physiopathology, Ovulation, Prostaglandins/physiology, Prostaglandins,