Oocyte maturation and follicular development are fundamental processes that underpin female fertility. These processes involve the transformation of primordial follicles into a cohort of mature, ...

Oocytes are immature egg cells that develop in almost all female mammals before birth. The propagation of future generations depends on this finite reserve of cells surviving for many years without ...

Declining female fertility is a health issue that has received broad global attention. Oocyte quality is the key limiting factor of female fertility, and factors affecting oocyte quality involve the ...

The new method offers researchers a powerful new platform to investigate the molecular mechanisms that control oogenesis, the process by which egg cells develop, and lays important groundwork for ...

Researchers have developed an innovative technique to rejuvenate aged oocytes, or immature egg cells, to boost their quality, paving the way for improved outcomes for in-vitro fertilization. This ...

Millions of women throughout the world struggle with infertility. Oxidative stress (OS) plays a vital role in the pathophysiology of female infertility. OS occurs due to an imbalance between the ...

Nutritional status regulates energetically costly functions like reproduction. 1 Fat tissue serves as both an energy reserve and a metabolic sensor. This sensor operates through a series of ...

CReATe Fertility Center in Toronto reports that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) reaches the ovarian follicle, aligns with higher oocyte maturation, and associates with lower embryo euploid rates in IVF, ...