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Follicle
An ovarian follicle contains a hollow ball of cells with an immature egg in the center. It is a structure within the ovary containing the egg that is extruded at ovulation.
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38 year experience in Fertility Medicine, Gynecology
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A 49-year old asked:
Subcentimer follicle is good or bad?
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A 26-year old female asked:
What is the meaning of follicle size?
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A 35-year old asked:
Developing follicles what does it mean?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Follicle size 12mm on cd 17th..Is it normal?
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A 24-year old female asked:
Are there foods that can help mature follicles?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: follicle?
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A 51-year old asked:
Please tell me, could a follicle not growing in a week?
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A 39-year old asked:
Is matured follicle size for a black skinned woman 30mm?
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A 40-year old asked:
What is a follicle disease that might be tricky to treat?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Follicle size is 12mm on CD 16 can the size increase and mature?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Both sides multiple immature follicles are seen what does it mean?
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A 28-year old female asked:
What is the difference between a subcentimeter follicle an a CM or mm?
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A 26-year old female asked:
What is the standard no of follicle women can produce each month?
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A 29-year old female asked:
It also states that multiple follicles are noted bilaterally what does this mean?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Had a follicle measure 13.4mm on cycle day 9. Go in cycle day 11 and it disappeared. What happened?
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A 42-year old female asked:
Under natural unmedicated circumstances what would cause a follicle to stop growing/maturing beyond 13 or 14 mm?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Can a follicle continue to grow even on cd 24 while on injection . Is 12mm now and is cd15 . What's my chance .
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A 32-year old female asked:
I'm on cycle day 8 & they were able to see 7 follicles. Do more develop as time goes on? Meds were significantly increased.
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A 30-year old female asked about a 45-year old male:
What does variably sized follicles showing reactive germinal centers, some enlarged follicles show disrupted germinal centers but serpentine mean?
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A 34-year old female asked:
My TVS report shows on day 13th "Mild fluid collection in the POD". Another point is largest follicle size measured 18.9x10.2mm. What do these two points indicate?
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A 51-year old female asked:
What causes multible coiled hairs in a follicle?
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A 44-year old asked:
Is follicle in the ovary dangerous?
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A 32-year old asked:
Enlarged follicle in ovary is dangerous?
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A 33-year old asked:
What is a involuted follicle in an ovary?
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A 53-year old asked:
What size are follicles when you ovulate?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Septate follicle can produce eggs or not?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Can you ovulate before follicles are mature?
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A 35-year old female asked:
Can follicle in the ovary become large or grow big?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Will follicles continue to grow after ovidrel shot?
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A 37-year old asked:
What is the difference between a follicle and a cyst?
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