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The principal objective of mono- or paucifollicular ovarian stimulation is to improve or restore ovulation for a patient in which the process is occurring improperly or not at all, or to rescue additional follicles from atresia. On the other hand, a multifollicular stimulation is by its nature disruptive to normal ovarian function because it promotes maturation and development of abnormally numerous follicles. For this reason, it would appear useful to review briefly a few essential concepts of physiology as a way to orient thoughts on the logic, consistency and protocols of different approaches to ovulation stimulation.
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Emperaire, JC. (2015). Review of Physiology. In: Ovulation Stimulation with Gonadotropins. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18654-2_2
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