The cervix is the essential gatekeeper for birth. Incomplete cervix remodeling contributes to
problems with delivery at or post-term while preterm birth is a major factor in perinatal …

Ovine artificial insemination (OAI) is not commonly performed because of specific problems
related to semen application techniques, leading to highly variable results. The ideal …

Background The outcome of cervical artificial insemination (AI) with frozen-thawed semen in
sheep is limited by the inability of sperm to traverse the cervix of some ewe breeds. Previous …

Healthy follicles are highly vascularized whereas those undergoing atresia have poor
vascularity, suggesting a relationship between follicular vascularization and follicular …

Two experiments in parous Welsh Mountain ewes determined the pattern of natural cervical
relaxation over the peri-ovulatory period and investigated FSH and Misoprostol as cervical …

In species where semen is deposited in the vagina, the cervix has the unique function of
facilitating progress of spermatozoa towards the site of fertilisation while also preventing the …

Transcervical artificial insemination in sheep is limited by the inability to completely
penetrate the cervix with an inseminating pipette. Penetration is partially enhanced at estrus …

Anatomical and molecular changes in the cervical barrier in women are a fundamental part
of the pathogenesis of pregnancy loss associated with chorioamnionitis. However, there is …

The present study was composed by two experiments aiming to develop a cervical dilation
technique for non-surgical access to Santa Inês ewe's uterus. In Experiment 1, thirty ewes …

Background Cervical artificial insemination (AI) with frozen-thawed semen results in
unacceptably low pregnancy rates internationally. The exception is in Norway, where …