Declining female fertility is a health issue that has received broad global attention. Oocyte quality is the key limiting factor of female fertility, and factors affecting oocyte quality involve the ...

Communication between oocytes and granulosa cells is essential for oocyte formation, dormancy, reawakening, and maturation. Researchers have demonstrated that a protein complex called the exocyst ...

ELVAs pictured under a microscope. The ‘superorganelle’ roams the cytoplasm, capturing and holding onto toxic protein aggregates to protect oocytes from their toxic effects. Oocytes are immature egg ...

Dr. Tony Anderson discusses balancing cancer treatment timing with fertility preservation and the ethical importance of ...

Oocytes are immature egg cells that develop in almost all female mammals before birth. The propagation of future generations depends on this finite reserve of cells surviving for many years without ...

A human female is born with all the egg cells she will ever have. The possibility for the development of new oocytes is zero. Given this constraint, it is crucial that these gametes remain healthy and ...

Rapid fertility triage within 48 hours helps align oncology timelines with reproductive goals, particularly when chemotherapy ...

The accurate distribution of chromosomes in an oocyte is essential for the correct transmission of genetic information to the next generation. Now, researchers from Kyushu University have demonstrated ...