Ovarian follicles are essential for female fertility, forming during fetal development and establishing a finite reserve of ...

The controlled ovarian hyperstimulation used before in vitro fertilization (IVF) endeavors to induce the development of multiple dominant follicles in order to produce several oocytes and increase ...

PCOS affects 1 in 10 women of reproductive age, causing irregular periods, excess androgen levels, and ovarian cysts. It ...

These include: Ultrasound imaging – to examine the reproductive organs for conditions that may be affecting fertility and to determine the number of follicles in the ovaries (antral follicle count, or ...

Now researchers from Harvard Medical School report a similar population of cells in ovaries from adult women, which can generate oocytes in vitro and in xenografted follicles. If replicated, the ...

Ovaries contain immature ova at various stages of development. Each ova is protected by a follicle. This is a fluid-filled sac which surrounds it and releases hormones. Each ovary is connected to ...

Scientists have successfully produced the first kangaroo embryos through in vitro fertilisation (IVF), a development that ...

The researchers then inserted follicle-seeded, printed ovaries into seven female mice whose natural ovaries they had removed. The synthetic ovaries became vascularized within roughly a week, ...

Around day 14 of the cycle, an egg is released from a follicle in the ovaries - this is ovulation. If this egg is fertilised and embeds itself in the thickened lining of the uterus, the lining is ...