This monograph, written by the pioneers of IVF and reproductive medicine, celebrates the
history, achievements, and medical advancements made over the last 40 years in this …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Despite great advances in assisted reproductive technology,
poor ovarian response (POR) is still considered as one of the most challenging tasks in …

Objective: To update practice guidelines for the therapeutic use of androgens in women.
Participants: A Task Force appointed by the Endocrine Society, American Congress of …

Although androgen excess is considered detrimental to women's health and fertility, global
and ovarian granulosa cell-specific androgen-receptor (AR) knockout mouse models have …

With our increasing appreciation that simply maximizing oocyte yield for all patients is no
longer an appropriate stimulation strategy and that age alone cannot accurately predict …

Reproductive aging is characterized by a decline in oocyte quantity and quality, which is
directly associated with a decline in reproductive potential, as well as poorer reproductive …

The Bologna criteria were published by the European Society of Human Reproduction and
Embryology (ESHRE) in 2011 to help address the lack of a clear definition of poor ovarian …

Despite the fact that in the last two decades an enormous number of papers on the topic of
poor ovarian response have been published in the literature, so far it has been impossible to …

Evolutionary and comparative approaches can yield novel insights into human adaptation
and disease. Endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) each affect up to 10% of …

Androgens mediate their actions via the androgen receptor (AR), a member of the nuclear
receptor superfamily. AR-mediated androgen action is essential in male reproductive …