Bidirectional somatic cell–oocyte signaling is essential to create a changing intrafollicular
microenvironment that controls primordial follicle growth into a cohort of growing follicles …

BACKGROUND A worldwide increase in the prevalence of obesity has been observed in the
past three decades, particularly in women of reproductive age. Female obesity has been …

Across the Western World there is an increasing trend to postpone childbearing.
Consequently, the negative influence of age on oocyte quality may lead to a difficulty in …

Mammalian oocytes and early cleavage-stage embryos are critically dependent on their~
100,000 mitochondria to develop from ovulation to compacted morula stage. They rely …

The aim of this study is to perform a systematic review and meta‐analysis on the relationship
between excess weight and risk of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) and to highlight the …

The purpose of this ASRM Practice Committee report is to provide clinicians with principles
and strategies for the evaluation and treatment of couples with infertility associated with …

STUDY QUESTION What effect does diet-induced obesity have on endometrial stromal cell
(ESC) decidualization? SUMMARY ANSWER Diet-induced obesity impairs ESC …

Results The review of 68 studies revealed that female and male obesity/overweight
increases the risk of sub-fecundity and infertility. The destructive effects of female obesity on …

Successful embryonic implantation is the result of a receptive endometrium, a functional
embryo at the blastocyst stage and a synchronized dialog between maternal and embryonic …

Contemporary scientists need no “p value” and “relative risk” statistics to be exquisitely
aware of the increasing prevalence of obesity and complications posed by obesity. It is now …