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Current Fertility Knowledge of Senior High School Students, Infertile Patients, and Medical Staff at an Infertility Clinic in Japan

Fertility & Reproduction, 2023
Background: In a survey on fertility knowledge published in 2013 (Cardiff Fertility Knowledge Scale [CFKS]), Japan ranked 78th among 79 countries. This finding encouraged the Japanese government to revise the curriculum for sex education in 2015.
Satomi Akamatsu, Hidehiko Matsubayashi, Yuta Fujii, Tsuyoshi Takiuchi, Tomomoto Ishikawa   +4 more
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A 150 kDa Protein Derived from Bull Seminal Plasma Extended the Survival Time of Kacang Goat Sperm Stored at 5°C

Veterinary Medicine International, 2021
Artificial insemination has proven to be an effective method for increasing population size and genetic quality of Kacang goats. However, innovation is required to maintain the quality of Kacang goat semen in storage.
Suherni Susilowati, Imam Mustofa, Wurlina Wurlina, Indah Norma Triana, Suzanita Utama, Budi Utomo   +5 more
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Cryopreservation of rabbit semen: impacts of permeable and non-permeable mixture of cryoprotectant, male group individuality, freezing rate, semen package size and antioxidant bovine serum albumin on rabbit semen freezability

World Rabbit Science, 2022
In the present study, three experiments were designed to identify the most appropriate technique for freezing rabbit semen. Experiment 1 aimed to determine the optimal levels of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) contents in freezing medium and their effects on ...
Kamel M. Mohammed, Gamal M. Darwish, Zaher M. Rawash, Amany M. Taha   +3 more
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Bull spermatozoa selected by thermotaxis exhibit high DNA integrity, specific head morphometry, and improve ICSI outcome

Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology, 2023
Background Sperm migration by thermotaxis is a guidance mechanism that operates along the oviduct and it has proved to be a valid method for selecting spermatozoa with low DNA fragmentation (SDF) in mice, humans, and stallions.
Sara Ruiz-Díaz, Rosane Mazzarella, Paula Navarrete-López, Raúl Fernández-González, Celia de Frutos, María Maroto, Claudia Cucala, Paula Beltrán-Breña, Marta Lombó, Dimitrios Rizos, Alfonso Gutiérrez-Adán   +10 more
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Menstrual dysfunction in women of reproductive age belonging to major ethnic groups in Eastern Siberia: a cross-sectional study

Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина, 2023
Aim. To determine the prevalence and features of menstrual dysfunction in premenopausal women of various ethnicities inhabitating Eastern Siberia.Materials and Methods.
L. M. Lazareva, A. V. Atalyan, L. V. Belenkaya, I. N. Danusevich, Ya. G. Nadelyaeva, E. M. Sharifulin, I. Yu. Egorova, N. I. Babaeva, M. D. Salimova, L. V. Suturina   +9 more
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miR-196a-5p-Rich Extracellular Vesicles from Trophoblasts Induce M1 Polarization of Macrophages in Recurrent Miscarriage

Journal of Immunology Research, 2022
Purpose. Numerous studies have described the presence of crosstalk between trophoblasts and macrophages and the critical role it plays in recurrent miscarriage (RM).
Jing Zhang, Yu Tao, Renfei Cai, Yao Wang
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Application of Mass Spectrometry Imaging in Uro-Oncology: Discovering Potential Biomarkers

Life, 2022
A growing need is emerging worldwide for new molecular markers which could enhance the accuracy of diagnostic and therapeutic methods for detecting urogenital cancers. Mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) is a very promising tool in this regard.
Péter Czétány, Stefánia Gitta, András Balló, Alexandra Sulc, Gábor Máté, Árpád Szántó, László Márk   +6 more
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Minimum values for midluteal plasma progesterone and estradiol concentrations in patients who achieved pregnancy with timed intercourse or intrauterine insemination without a human menopausal gonadotropin

BMC Research Notes, 2018
Objective The aim of the study was to assess the lower limits of midluteal plasma progesterone and estradiol concentrations in patients who achieved pregnancy with timed intercourse or intrauterine insemination without a human menopausal gonadotropin ...
Yukiko Takaya, Hidehiko Matsubayashi, Kotaro Kitaya, Rie Nishiyama, Kohei Yamaguchi, Takumi Takeuchi, Tomomoto Ishikawa   +6 more
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Is a high serum copper concentration a risk factor for implantation failure?

BMC Research Notes, 2017
Background Copper-containing contraceptive devices may deposit copper ions in the endometrium, resulting in implantation failure. The deposition of copper ions in many organs has been reported in patients with untreated Wilson’s disease.
Hidehiko Matsubayashi, Kotaro Kitaya, Kohei Yamaguchi, Rie Nishiyama, Yukiko Takaya, Tomomoto Ishikawa   +5 more
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Reproduction and respiration of a climate change indicator species: effect of temperature and variable food in the copepod Centropages chierchiae [PDF]

, 2013
The abundance of the calanoid copepod Centropages chierchiae has increased at the northern limits of its distribution in recent decades, mainly due to oceanic climate forcing, suggesting this as a key species in monitoring climate change.
A. Miguel P. Santos, Beaugrand, Bonnet, Bonnet, Carlotti, Castro-Longoria, Champalbert, Chaudron, Childress, Conover, CPR survey team, Dagg, Edwards, Fernandez, Fiúza, Fábregas, Garcia-Soto, Garrido, Garrido, Gaudy, Gaudy, Gaudy, Gaudy, Gaudy, Halsband-Lenk, Halvorsen, Hansen, Hays, Hiromi, Hitchcock, Holste, Ianora, Ikeda, IPCC, Joana Cruz, Jónasdóttir, Laabir, Lacoste, Le Ruyet-Person, Lee, Levitus, Lindley, Lindley, Lysholm, Mackas, MacKenzie, Mansour, Marcus, Marsh, Marshall, Marta S. Pimentel, Mauchline, Miralto, Miralto, Morgado, Nival, Nival, Pedro Ré, Perissinotto, Pimentel, Plounevez, Queiroga, R Development Core Team, Raymont, Raymont, Razouls, Razouls, Richardson, Rosa, Rui Rosa, Shin, Silva, Smayda, Smith, Sobrinho-Gonçalves, Susana Garrido, Thuesen, Vincent, Wichard   +78 more
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