Aromatase P450 activity in the natural menstrual cycle and during controlled ovarian stimulation

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The Aim of the study was to assess modern considerations about the role of aromatase P450 enzyme in female reproductive system and the effect of its activity on the protocols of in vitro fertilization (IVF).

Materials: foreign and Russian literature data from 1978 to 2016.

Methods:review and synthesis of publications has been performed.

Conclusions: Ovarian aromatase is the key steroidogenesis enzyme of the female reproductive system. Its activity depends on many factors, both of intraovarian and extragonadal origin. The ovarian follicular response and oocyte quality in IVF may depend on aromatase activity.

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Pavel P. Yakovlev

Research Institute of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductology named after D.O. Ott

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Email: iakovlevpp@gmail.com

PhD student

Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg

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