The effect of endometriosis on fertility in an animal model

The present experimental model aimed to investigate the possible effect of endometriosis on ovarian function by altering follicular maturation and development. This single-blind, randomized study included twenty-four female Sprague Dawley mice, 2.5 months old, weighing 160-200 grams. The animals wer...

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Published in:Journal of medicine and life 2022-09, Vol.15 (9), p.1170-1175
Main Authors: Kanellopoulos, Dimitrios, Karagianni, Dimitra, Pergialiotis, Vasilios, Nikiteas, Nikolaos, Lazaris, Andreas C, Iliopoulos, Dimitrios
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Animal models
Animals
Endometriosis
Endometriosis - complications
Euthanasia
Female
Fertility
Humans
Infertility
Infertility, Female
Investigations
Laboratories
Metastasis
Mice
Models, Animal
Original
Ovaries
Pathogenesis
Quality of life
Single-Blind Method
Surgery
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Summary:The present experimental model aimed to investigate the possible effect of endometriosis on ovarian function by altering follicular maturation and development. This single-blind, randomized study included twenty-four female Sprague Dawley mice, 2.5 months old, weighing 160-200 grams. The animals were randomly separated into four groups on the day of the surgery. Each group consisted of 6 mice. The first group (A) consisted of healthy female mice (control group). The second group (B) consisted of mice subjected to surgical insertion of ovarian endometrioma. The third group (C) consisted of mice subjected to surgically induced diffuse intraperitoneal endometriosis, and the fourth group (D) consisted of mice subjected to surgically induced extraperitoneal endometriosis. According to our experimental model, endometriosis may affect ovarian function by increasing the number of luteinized unruptured follicles (follicles that have undergone luteinization without prior rupture).
ISSN:1844-122X
1844-3117
DOI:10.25122/jml-2021-0391