Ovarian

Clinical significance

Ovarian diseases can be classified as endocrine disorders or as a disorders of the reproductive system. Ovarian diseases include ovarian tumors such as ovarian germ cell tumors, ovarian cancers, and different types of ovarian cyst. Other ovarian disorders include inflammation (oophoritis), diminished functional activity (hypogonadism), failure to ovulate (annovulation), and twisting (ovarian torsion), or rupture (apoplexy) of the ovary. The ovaries may be affected by the growth of endometrial-like tissue on them (endometriosis).