Since the effects of gender-affirming therapy on fertility are unknown, multiple medical societies endorse the preservation of fertility in persons who identify as transgender. 1-3 In transgender male ...

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

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 ...

Oocyte cryopreservation is a suitable fertility preservation option for women who are not partnered, have ethical objections to cryopreserving embryos or wish to have complete reproductive autonomy.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

In a new study published in the journal Nature, researchers in Japan report that activating just eight genes for producing gene-controlling proteins is enough to convert mouse stem cells directly into ...

The researchers were surprised to find a new, late function for Rnf212 in the oocyte selection process. The results are published Sept. 27 in the journal Molecular Cell. During oocyte quality control, ...

Females are born with a finite number of eggs that are steadily depleted throughout their lifetime. This reserve of eggs is selected from a much larger pool of millions of precursor cells, or oocytes, ...

DLGAP5 is proposed as a causal gene related to oocyte meiosis disorder for the first time. It expanded the current spectrum of pathogenic genes responsible for the phenotype of oocyte maturation and ...

With IVF and egg-freezing techniques, women no longer need to plan their family based on their biological clock. Hence, they get to focus on the other aspects of life, and then embrace motherhood when ...