Parental environmental factors, including diet, body composition, metabolism, and stress,
affect the health and chronic disease risk of people throughout their lives, as captured in the …

This scientific statement summarizes the available preclinical, epidemiological, and clinical
trial evidence that supports the contributions of prepregnancy (and interpregnancy) …

In the United States, 36.5% of women between the ages of 20 and 39 years are obese. This
obesity results in not only metabolic disorders including type II diabetes and cardiovascular …

Besides aging, a number of non-modifiable lifestyle-related factors, such as smoking,
elevated consumption of caffeine and alcohol, stress, agonist sports, chronic exposure to …

Metabolism and ATP levels within the oocyte and adjacent cumulus cells are associated
with quality of oocyte and optimal development of a healthy embryo. Lipid metabolism …

BACKGROUND Regulated cell death is a fundamental component of numerous
physiological processes; spanning from organogenesis in utero, to normal cell turnover …

BACKGROUND Obesity has now been recognized as a high-risk factor for reproductive
health. Although remarkable advancements have been made in ART, a considerable …

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 …

Endometriosis an important cause of female infertility and seriously impact physical and
psychological health of patients. Endometriosis is now considered to be a public health …

Overweight and obesity during pregnancy have been associated with increased birth
weight, childhood obesity, and noncommunicable diseases in the offspring, leading to a …