Oocyte cryopreservation is a suitable fertility preservation option for women who are not partnered, have ethical objections to cryopreserving embryos or wish to have complete reproductive autonomy.

One characteristic of oocyte development and physiology that has been a mystery for 60 years is the highly present cytoplasmic lattices within the cytoplasm of mammalian oocytes. These were ...

Illustrated throughout, this book will be valuable to clinical embryologists, laboratory personnel wishing to redefine or develop technique and improve outcomes, IVF quality managers, and ...

Infertility is associated with ovarian endometriomas; although the exact cause is unknown, oocyte quantity and quality are thought to be affected. The present research aims to analyze current ...

Whereas cell cycle status of donor cells, incomplete reprogramming of donor nuclei, telomere length of cloned embryos, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) status of the recipient oocyte, X-chromosome ...

Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), in which the somatic nucleus is transplanted into an enucleated oocyte, can erase these modifications and return the differentiated genome to its pluripotent ...