Many women seek IVF because they are approaching their 40s and have few eggs left; they will likely never be good IVM candidates. But IVM might work just fine for patients with blocked fallopian tubes ...

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 ...