Multiple studies 1 , 2 , 3 have demonstrated that, likely due to anatomical differences between the right and left sides of the reproductive system, the right ovary is significantly more likely to serve as the palace for your Queen Egg.
PMS, or premenstrual syndrome, refers to the collection of symptoms like headaches, cramps, mood swings, and food cravings that many women experience just before or during their period.
However, about two weeks before PMS makes its visit, some women experience different symptoms—those associated with ovulation. The word is German for middle mittel pain schmerz , or pain felt at the middle of your cycle.
Studies show that during ovulation, women smell better to potential partners especially men and become more flirtatious. However, in the case of unprotected sex around the time of ovulation, the Fallopian tube rises to its higher purpose: it becomes the venue for fertilization.
Sperm actually have a surprisingly long journey toward the egg. The follicular phase length was similar whether the dominant follicle developed in the right or left ovary, being During natural IVF treatment, right-sided ovulation was observed in of cycles The oocyte retrieval rate, fertilization rate and cleavage rate were similar for right- and left-sided ovulation.
The ratio of pregnancies deriving from the right ovary per total number of pregnancies However, concentrations of progesterone and androstenedione were similar between right-sided and left-sided ovulation as shown in Table VI. Ovulation from the right ovary was observed in among natural non-pregnant cycles From the assessment of a total of cycles where the woman was pregnant, the dominant follicle developed in the right ovary in cases.
The pregnancies resulted in live-born infants, 21 spontaneous abortions and artificial abortions. The remaining pregnant cycles were confined to the development of the dominant follicle in the left ovary. The pregnancies resulted in live-born infants, six spontaneous abortions and 72 artificial abortions. Those women showing spontaneous or artificial abortions had given birth to at least one live-born infant previously. The ratio of pregnancies from right-sided ovulation per total number of pregnancies was Based on natural menstrual cycles, this study shows that the dominant follicle develops more often in the right than the left ovary.
Moreover, this study demonstrates that the pregnancy potential of oocytes from the right ovary is likely to be higher than that of oocytes deriving from the left ovary. The implantation rate of pre-embryos deriving from oocytes of the right ovary seems to be enhanced compared with those from the left ovary, although the frequency of pre-embryo formation is higher in oocytes from the left ovary.
Hormonal profiles of a subset of serum samples collected at the mid-luteal phase showed increased concentrations of oestradiol and testosterone from the right-sided ovulation compared to the left-sided ovulation. The largest previous study included a total of natural cycles and found a frequency of right-sided ovulation of This study included only infertile women, whereas our study included both fertile and infertile. However, we were unable to demonstrate any difference between the fertile and infertile groups.
An asynchrony between the activity of the two ovaries is not unique to humans. A number of other species exhibits differences in the activity of the two ovaries, some even more pronounced than in humans. In birds only the left ovary is active whereas the right ovary remains quiescent, a pattern also seen in whales and chinchillas.
If the left ovary in birds is removed or becomes functionally impaired the right ovary will develop into an active gonad.
A predominance of ovulation from the right ovary has also been observed in the cow, although the anatomy is known to differ from that of humans Nation et al. The mechanism by which the two ovaries differ in their activity is to our knowledge unknown for other species as indeed for humans.
Assuming that the two ovaries experience an equal endocrine control of pituitary hormones, it is interesting to note that the concentration of oestradiol and testosterone in serum from the mid-luteal phase 7 days after ovulation or oocyte retrieval is higher when ovulation occurs on the right ovary compared with the left. This may suggest that the mechanism that promotes establishment of pregnancies from oocytes deriving from the right ovary is related to anatomical asymmetries.
The vascularization may be different and the development of other organs such as the kidneys and the adrenal glands may be of importance. To evaluate whether the vascularization is different we are presently performing colour Doppler ultrasound measurements.
However, this does not exclude the possibility that oocytes deriving from the right ovary, for some unknown reason, possess an intrinsically enhanced pregnancy potential causing the observed effects. The ratio of pregnancies from right-sided ovulation per total number of pregnancies was remarkably similar for each group of patients: IVF, It has previously been demonstrated that contralateral ovulation in succeeding cycles enhances pregnancy in natural cycles Fukuda et al. If the dominant follicle develops in the ovary opposite to where ovulation took place in the previous cycle, the follicular fluid contains a more favourable androgen to oestrogen ratio and the oocyte is more prone to undergo fertilization and pre-embryo development in vitro compared to that of two successive ovulation cycles from one ovary.
However, pre-embryo development in right-sided ovulation is lower than in left-sided, thereby suggesting that the mechanism which increases the fertility potential of oocytes from the right ovary is different from that of contralateral ovulation.
In conclusion, ovulation from the right ovary occurs more frequently than from the left. Furthermore, the oocytes from the right ovary cause establishment of pregnancies more often than oocytes originating in the left ovary.
This pattern is identical in a group of fertile and infertile women. The underlying mechanism is unknown but may be related to an enhanced output of oestradiol and testosterone by the corpus luteum on the right ovary. Right-sided R and left-sided L ovulation numbers of different follicular phase length in natural cycles of infertile women.
IVF outcome of natural cycles of 92 infertile women in right-sided ovulation R and left-sided ovulation L. IUI and IVF pregnancy outcome from different follicular phase length in right-sided ovulation R and left-sided ovulation L of infertile women. Numbers of pregnant and non-pregnant cycles from right-sided ovulation R and left-sided ovulation L in infertile and fertile women. E mail: fukuda gem. Baker, S. Update , 5 , — Balasch, J. Check, J. Clark, J. Concentration of serum luteininzing hormone and progesterone during laparoscopy and patterns of follicular development during successive menstrual cycles.
Dukelow, W. Foulot, H. Fukuda, M. Gougeon, A. Department of Health and Human Services. Office on Women's Health. Updated April 1, Effects of aging on the female reproductive system.
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