Women with obesity, even those with regular menstrual cycles, have suppressed ovarian follicle development and reduced production of reproductive hormones, which may underlie reduced fertility, ...

The study found that FSH controls follicular fluid (FF) glutamine levels to determine ovulation. In mice, ovulation starts from FF-exposing granulosa cell (GC) apoptosis. FF glutamine, which decreases ...

Know how the ovarian microenvironment affects egg quality, fertility, and IVF success, and why this hidden factor plays a key ...

The release of an egg, despite being a routine biological process, is a dramatic physical event. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta That mysterious twinge on one side of your lower abdomen that isn’t ...

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The availability of micronutrients in the ovarian environment and their influence on the development, viability and quality of egg cells is the focus of a growing area of research. A new study shows ...

Women ovulate once a month. Couples’ lives, their choice of contraception and even their efforts to combat infertility have been based upon this well-established biological notion. But some ...

The purpose of the monthly menstrual cycle is to prepare for pregnancy. Menstrual cycles vary in length and intensity. During each menstrual cycle, an egg develops and is released from the ovaries.

An interdisciplinary collaboration used a cutting-edge form of RNA tagging to map the gene expression that occurs during follicle maturation and ovulation in mice. An interdisciplinary collaboration ...