plural ovaries
1
: one of the typically paired essential female reproductive organs that produce eggs and in vertebrates female sex hormones
2
: the enlarged rounded usually basal portion of the pistil or gynoecium of an angiospermous plant that bears the ovules and consists of one or more carpels see flower illustration
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Most clinics do mention the small risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, a complication caused by the hormones required to stimulate egg drop that causes the ovaries to swell, though existing risk statistics come from studies of IVF patients, not young donors.
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Emma Whitford, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
She was prescribed Clomid, a medication that increases the hormones that stimulate egg production in the ovaries.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 14 Oct. 2024
Because stem cells can be grown from skin cells, such a system could solve the problem of infertility caused by older eggs without the more invasive aspects of IVF, which requires revving the ovaries up with hormones and surgery to retrieve the resulting eggs.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Chemotherapy, for example, may damage the ovaries, leading to premature ovarian failure and the onset of menopause.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2024
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Emma Whitford, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
She was prescribed Clomid, a medication that increases the hormones that stimulate egg production in the ovaries.
—Ivana Saric, Axios, 14 Oct. 2024
Because stem cells can be grown from skin cells, such a system could solve the problem of infertility caused by older eggs without the more invasive aspects of IVF, which requires revving the ovaries up with hormones and surgery to retrieve the resulting eggs.
—Kristen V. Brown, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2024
Chemotherapy, for example, may damage the ovaries, leading to premature ovarian failure and the onset of menopause.
—Sandra Rose Salathe, Flow Space, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Ovary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ovary. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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ovary
noun
ova·ry
ˈōv-(ə-)rē 
plural ovaries
1
: one of the usually paired organs in the body of female animals that produces eggs and that in female vertebrates also produces sex hormones
2
: the enlarged rounded lower part of the pistil of a flower in which seeds are formed
Medical Definition
ovary
noun
ova·ry
ˈōv-(ə-)rē
plural ovaries
1
: one of the typically paired essential female reproductive organs that produce eggs and in vertebrates female sex hormones, that occur in the adult human as oval flattened bodies about one and a half inches (four centimeters) long suspended from the dorsal surface of the broad ligament of either side, that arise from the mesonephros, and that consist of a vascular fibrous stroma enclosing developing egg cells
2
: the female reproductive structure of an angiosperm that bears ovules and is enclosed in a flower
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