Orsolya Balogh

About

Orsolya Balogh, DVM, PhD, DACT, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech. Her research interests include canine uterine inertia, the effects of leptin, IGF1, and obesity on canine reproductive function and fertility, long-acting GnRH agonists in dogs, and the application of 2D and 3D ultrasonography in small animal reproduction. She earned her DVM and PhD from Szent István University in Budapest, Hungary, and is board certified by the American College of Theriogenologists. Her professional experience includes her current role since 2019, where she has been an Associate Professor, and prior positions such as a senior clinician and researcher at the University of Zurich's Clinic of Reproductive Medicine, as well as internships and residencies in veterinary medicine and theriogenology. She is actively involved in professional memberships, including the American College of Theriogenologists and the Society for Theriogenology, contributing to the field of veterinary reproductive medicine.

Research topics

• Biology
• Medicine
• Andrology
• Chromatography
• Immunology
• Internal medicine
• Chemistry
• Pathology
• Animal science
• Endocrinology

Selected publications

• Anti-Müllerian hormone, testosterone, and insulin-like peptide 3 as biomarkers of Sertoli and Leydig cell function during deslorelin-induced testicular downregulation in the dog

  Theriogenology · 2021 · 20 citations

  1st authorCorresponding

  The role of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and insulin-like peptide 3 (INSL3) in male infertility is not fully understood. We used the downregulated testis as a model of gonadotropin-dependent infertility. Serum testosterone and AMH concentrations were studied in five adult male Beagles implanted (day 0) with 4.7 mg deslorelin (Suprelorin®, Virbac) (DES group). Testicular expression of LH receptor (LHR) and androgen receptor (AR), AMH, type 2 AMH receptor (AMHR2), INSL3 and its receptor (RXFP2) wa…

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• Uterine expression of smooth muscle alpha- and gamma-actin and smooth muscle myosin in bitches diagnosed with uterine inertia and obstructive dystocia

  Theriogenology · 2020 · 12 citations

  Senior authorCorresponding

  Primary uterine inertia (PUI) is the most common type of dystocia in dogs. We hypothesized that PUI develops because of lower than normal expression of the basic contractile elements in the uterus, i.e., smooth muscle (SM) α- and γ-actin and SM-myosin, and that the expression of these proteins is influenced by the number of fetuses present in utero. Full-thickness inter-placental uterine biopsies were collected during Cesarean sections from dogs with PUI (n = 11), and from bitches with obstructi…

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• Comparison of a Point-of-Care Analyzer With a Chemiluminescent Immunoassay for Serum Progesterone Measurement in Breeding Management of the Bitch

  Frontiers in Veterinary Science · 2021 · 10 citations

  < 0.0001) and significant positive proportional bias at values >2 ng/mL. The POC inter-assay coefficients of variation (CVs) were 13.2% (0.2-2.9 ng/mL, 0.6-9.2 nmol/L, L1), 10.0% (3.0-9.9 ng/mL, 9.5-31.5 nmol/L, L2), 7.1% (10.0-20.0 ng/mL, 31.8-63.6 nmol/L, L3), and 11.2% (all samples). The intra-assay CVs for POC (L1, 15.3%; L2, 7.0%; L3, 4.7%) were higher than those for CLIA (L1, 5.89%; L2, 4.89%; L3, 3.44%). Based on the more rapid increase in serial serum progesterone concentrations in ovula…

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• Involvement of Oxytocin and Progesterone Receptor Expression in the Etiology of Canine Uterine Inertia

  International Journal of Molecular Sciences · 2022-11-06 · 9 citations

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  An altered oxytocin and progesterone receptor (OXTR and PGR, respectively) expression was postulated in canine uterine inertia (UI), which is the lack of functional myometrial contractions. OXTR and PGR expressions were compared in uterine tissue obtained during C-section due to primary UI (PUI; n = 12) and obstructive dystocia (OD, n = 8). In PUI, the influence of litter size was studied (small/normal/large litter: PUI-S/N/L: n = 5/4/3). Staining intensity in immunohistochemistry was scored for…

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• Half-life of serum anti-Müllerian hormone and changes after gonadectomy in adult female and male dogs with normal and abnormal gonads

  Theriogenology · 2024-01-06 · 7 citations

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Frequent coauthors

• Iris M. Reichler

  33 shared

• Sandra Goericke‐Pesch

  19 shared

• Márta Péntek

  16 shared

• Valentin Brodszky

  16 shared

• László Gulàcsi

  Buda Health Center

  15 shared

• Mariusz P. Kowalewski

  University of Zurich

  14 shared

• Linda Müller

  Aurigon (Hungary)

  10 shared

• Petra Baji

  University of Bristol

  10 shared

Education

• Other

  University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest

  2001

• Ph.D.

  University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest

  2006

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