Polycystic ovary: false-colour scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a polycystic ovary,showing a number of cystic follicles bulging from the wall of an ovary. These follicles are sterile; ovulation,the release of an egg cell,will not take place. In polycystic disease,the ovarian follicles enlarge & become filled with a fluid. Multiple ovarian cysts are often associated with the Stein-Leventhal syndrome,which is characterized by scanty or absent menstruation,obesity,infertility & hirsuitism (hairiness). The cause is an imbalance in pituitary hormone output. Magnification: x200 at 6x7cm size | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / PROFESSORS P.M. MOTTA & S. MAKABE |
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