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Human oocyte quality and reproductive health
Science BulletinDeclining female fertility is a health issue that has received broad global attention. Oocyte quality is the key limiting factor of female fertility, and key processes affecting oocyte quality involve the secretion of and response to hormones, ovarian ...
Tianyu Wu, Zhihua Zhang, Qing Sang
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JBRA Assisted Reproduction, 2021 It is well known that female reproduction ability decreases during the forth decade of life due to age-related changes in oocyte quality and quantity; although the number of women trying to conceive has today increased remarkably between the ages of 36 ...
Ali Reza Eftekhari Moghadam +3 more
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Improvement of oocyte quality through the SIRT signaling pathway
Reproductive Medicine and Biology, 2023 Background Oocyte quality is one of the major deciding factors in female fertility competence. Methods PubMed database was searched for reviews by using the following keyword “oocyte quality” AND “Sirtuins”.
Kim Cat Tuyen Vo +2 more
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Clinical and Translational Medicine, 2023 Objective To reveal whether gut microbiota and their metabolites are correlated with oocyte quality decline caused by circadian rhythm disruption, and to search possible approaches for improving oocyte quality.
Ang Li +12 more
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The effects of vitrification on oocyte quality
Biology of Reproduction, 2021 Vitrification, is an ultra-rapid, manual cooling process that produces glass-like (ice crystal-free) solidification. Water is prevented from forming intercellular and intracellular ice crystals during cooling as a result of oocyte dehydration and the use
Ching-Chien Chang, D. Shapiro, Z. Nagy
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023 Infertility and menstrual abnormalities in endometriosis patients are frequently caused by aberrant follicular growth or a reduced ovarian reserve. Endometriosis typically does not directly harm the oocyte, but rather inhibits the function of granulosa ...
Weisen Fan +4 more
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From Cytoskeletal Remodeling to Oocyte Quality: The Emerging Role of Mechanics [PDF]
Advanced ScienceOocyte quality is essential for successful fertilization and embryonic development. At the end of mammalian oogenesis, oocytes undergo two highly asymmetric meiotic divisions that preserve maternal reserves while generating a haploid gamete.
Anastasia Shihabi +3 more
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Reproduction and Fertility, 2021 There is a worldwide trend for women to have their first pregnancy later in life. However, as oocyte quality declines with maternal aging, this trend leads to an increase in subfertility.
Rachel T Cox +2 more
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Maternal diabetes and oocyte quality [PDF]
Mitochondrion, 2010 Maternal diabetes has been demonstrated to adversely affect preimplantation embryo development and pregnancy outcomes. Emerging evidence has implicated that these effects are associated with compromised oocyte competence. Several developmental defects during oocyte maturation in diabetic mice have been reported over past decades.
Kelle H Moley, Qiang Wang
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The effect of endometriosis on oocyte quality: mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment. [PDF]
Arch Gynecol ObstetEndometriosis significantly impacts the physical and mental health of women of reproductive age. While some patients can achieve pregnancy through surgery or in vitro fertilization (IVF), many still struggle with IVF failure due to poor oocyte quality ...
Fan Y, Yang Q, Lin Y, Fu X, Shu J.
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