Female fertility depends on the successful growth and maturation of eggs (oocytes) within ovarian follicles. Within these ...

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, ...

Ovarian folliculogenesis encompasses the maturation of primordial follicles through primary, secondary and antral stages to a pre-ovulatory state, followed by ovulation or atresia. This highly ...

The preantral phase of ovarian folliculogenesis encompasses the period from primordial follicle activation through secondary follicle growth, before antrum formation. During this stage, dormant ...

Female fertility depends on the successful growth and maturation of eggs (oocytes) within ovarian follicles. Within these ...

The discovery that zinc is involved in the fertilization process earlier than initially thought was made with the help of the Bionanoprobe, a cutting-edge instrument at Argonne. To make a baby, first ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ATLANTA — Women with obesity have fewer ovarian follicles that remained static for longer and regressed more ...

A scientific illustration of a human ovary and fallopian tube. (Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) From day one ...

A new study reveals that microtubules, previously overlooked in ovarian follicles, are vital for egg cell communication and ovulation. Camsap3 loss impaired follicle development and caused infertility ...

Cornell researchers have discovered a new cell signaling pathway involved in ovulation, a potential target for future research on infertility, contraception and ovarian disease. Semaphorin proteins ...

HKUMed reveals that using drugs to treat POI by awakening dormant eggs and facilitating their development into usable antral follicles, is a key breakthrough in restoring fertility (from left: ...