I n vitro fertilization (IVF) can be a painful process requiring weeks of injections in preparation of harvesting eggs, even ...

Many women seek IVF because they are approaching their 40s and have few eggs left; they will likely never be good IVM ...

The findings reveal significant previously unknown variations in immature oocytes and identify key markers involved in the ...

Female: At birth, a girl's pair of ovaries contain up to 1,000,000 follicles, which are hollow balls of cells, each with an immature egg (or ovum) in the center. A girl is born with all the eggs ...

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 ...