The oocyte is the major determinant of embryo developmental competence in women. It
delivers half the chromosomal complement to the embryo, but the maternal and paternal …

The subcortical maternal complex (SCMC) is a multiprotein complex uniquely expressed in
mammalian oocytes and early embryos, essential for zygote progression beyond the first …

The present review aims to ascertain whether different infertility etiologies share particular
genes and/or molecular pathways with other pathologies and are associated with distinct …

Telomeres are repetitive DNA sequences at eukaryotic chromosome ends and function in
maintaining genome integrity and stability. These unique structures undergo shortening due …

Importance Fertility status is a marker for future health, and infertility has been associated
with risk for later cancer and diabetes, but associations with midlife cardiovascular health …

Purpose To examine available data from randomized controlled trials to assess if the freeze-
all embryo and subsequent frozen-thawed embryo transfer (FET) results in better clinical …

Recent increases in the number of successful cancer treatments have stimulated interest in
fertility preservation strategies in women of reproductive age and in prepubertal girls …

Background The ability to cryopreserve mammalian embryos has become an integral part of
assisted reproduction, both in human and veterinary medicine. Despite differences in the …

STUDY QUESTION Does the molecular and metabolic profile of human mural granulosa
cells (GCs) correlate with oocyte fate? SUMMARY ANSWER A close relation between the …

Infertility is a global reproductive disorder which is caused by a variety of complex diseases.
Infertility affects the individual, family, and community through physical, psychological, social …