Making a good egg: human oocyte health, aging, and in vitro development

EE Telfer, J Grosbois, YL Odey… - Physiological …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Mammalian eggs (oocytes) are formed during fetal life and establish associations with
somatic cells to form primordial follicles that create a store of germ cells (the primordial pool) …

Aging conundrum: A perspective for ovarian aging

J Wu, Y Liu, Y Song, L Wang, J Ai, K Li - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Progressive loss of physiological integrity and accumulation of degenerative changes
leading to functional impairment and increased susceptibility to diseases are the main …

Microencapsulation and nanowarming enables vitrification cryopreservation of mouse preantral follicles

C Tian, L Shen, C Gong, Y Cao, Q Shi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Preantral follicles are often used as models for cryopreservation and in vitro culture due to
their easy availability. As a promising approach for mammalian fertility preservation …

Reproductive health in transgender and gender diverse individuals: A narrative review to guide clinical care and international guidelines

K Rodriguez-Wallberg, J Obedin-Maliver… - International Journal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Hormonal treatments and surgical interventions practiced with the aim to affirm
gender identity in transgender and gender diverse patients may impact their future …

Mechanisms of primordial follicle activation and new pregnancy opportunity for premature ovarian failure patients

T Zhang, M He, J Zhang, Y Tong, T Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Primordial follicles are the starting point of follicular development and the basic functional
unit of female reproduction. Primordial follicles are formed around birth, and most of the …

Culture of vitrified bovine ovarian tissue on agarose gel inserts maintains follicle integrity

IM Alkali, M Colombo, AM Luciano, W Nizanski… - …, 2023 - rep.bioscientifica.com
In brief Ovarian tissue cryopreservation and culture provide an option for fertility preservation
without tissue grafting, but need optimization. This study reveals that vitrified bovine ovarian …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the effects of hydro-alcoholic urtica dioica extract and retinoic acid on follicular development: an animal study

SA Jasim, SAJ Ali, OQ Fadhil… - Medical Journal of the …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Urtica dioica (UD), as a natural antioxidant, has positive effects on oocyte
maturation. This study aimed to investigate the effects of hydro-alcoholic UD extract and …

Comparative effects of a calcium chelator (BAPTA-AM) and melatonin on cryopreservation-induced oxidative stress and damage in ovarian tissue

A Najafi, E Asadi, JD Benson - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Oncology treatments cause infertility, and ovarian tissue cryopreservation and
transplantation (OTCT) is the only option for fertility preservation in prepubertal girls with …

Preserving oocytes in oncofertility

M McClam, S Xiao - Biology of reproduction, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The prodigious rise of cancer survival rates enables many cancer survivors to live long lives.
Therefore, the side effects of cancer treatments as well as the long-term quality of life after …

Fertility Preservation in Children and Adolescents during Oncological Treatment—A Review of Healthcare System Factors and Attitudes of Patients and Their …

P Pawłowski, KJ Ziętara, J Michalczyk, M Fryze… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Oncofertility refers to medical interventions aimed at preserving the fertility
of cancer patients, particularly those undergoing treatments like chemotherapy and radiation …