Conservation breeding and assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) are invaluable tools
to save wild animal species that are on the brink of extinction. Microfluidic devices recently …

The use of assisted reproductive technologies is consistently rising across the world.
However, making an informed choice on which embryo culture medium should be preferred …

Embryo manipulation is a requisite step in assisted reproductive technology (ART).
Therefore, it is of great necessity to appraise the safety of ART and investigate the long-term …

The in vitro embryo production (IVEP) is very stressful for gametes. Gametes are subjected
during in vitro manipulation to many different types of stress; oxidative stress is the most …

Simple Summary This study was conducted to demonstrate how a vitrified embryo transfer
procedure incurs phenotypic and molecular changes throughout life. This study reports the …

Purpose Does vitrification/warming affect the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) content and the
gene expression profile of blastocysts? Methods Prospective cohort study in which 89 …

The addition of reproductive fluids (RF) to the culture media has shown benefits in different
embryonic traits but its long-term effects on the offspring phenotype are still unknown. We …

Background In mammalian biology, is there a point at which a given generation begins?
Historically, the answer was straightforward: it begins with the single-celled embryo, or …

Part of the normalization of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) is the premise that the
children born from in vitro fertilization (IVF) are no different from their counterparts conceived …

STUDY QUESTION Is there a cumulative toxicity of disposables used in IVF procedures?
SUMMARY ANSWER A toxicity may be detected when consumables are used cumulatively …