L-Proline Preserves Human Sperm Quality Under Heat Stress
A study in Amino Acids shows that 2 mmol/L L-proline supplementation significantly preserves human sperm motility and viability while mitigating ...
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Sperm Processing Improves Motility in High Uric Acid Men
A retrospective cohort study finds that density gradient centrifugation significantly improves sperm motility in men with hyperuricemia, though this does ...
Poor Sleep Linked to Lower IVF Success Rates
A retrospective cohort study of 11,090 cycles finds that poor sleep quality and short sleep duration are associated with lower ...
Sperm Head Defects and Bilateral Varicocele Predict Elevated Semen DNA Fragmentation
A cross-sectional study of 468 men demonstrates that bilateral varicoceles, combined semen parameter impairments, and micro- or partial-head sperm defects ...
Microfluidic Chip Mimics Hormone Cycles to Study Feline Ovarian Cell Signaling
Researchers developed a microfluidic system delivering dynamic gonadotropin profiles to domestic cat granulosa cells, maintaining high cell viability and revealing ...
Sperm PLCZ1 mRNA Linked to Better Embryo Quality in ART
A new study links sperm PLCZ1 mRNA levels to embryo quality in ART, suggesting a dual role for PLCZ1 in ...
Sperm DNA Damage Linked to Poorer Semen Quality and Lower Fertilization Rate in IVF Study
A retrospective cohort of 1,784 IVF and ICSI cycles found that high sperm DNA fragmentation was linked to poorer semen ...
French Fertility Providers Retain Disparities Despite Legal Reforms and Education
A study of 34 French fertility professionals found that differential evaluation practices persisted for single women and female couples despite ...
Longer or shorter? Post-thaw culture window shifts live birth odds by embryo stage
A retrospective study of frozen embryo transfer cycles found that longer post-thaw culture was associated with higher live birth rates ...
Chemotherapy’s hidden toll on sperm DNA comes under review
A new review examines how chemotherapeutic agents damage sperm DNA and germ cells, and what fertility preservation options exist for ...
Oocyte–granulosa cell communication networks linked to follicular development and ovarian disorders in new review
A new open-access review in the Journal of Ovarian Research maps how oocyte–granulosa cell communication networks coordinate follicular development and ...
PCOS Phenotypes Show Similar ART Pregnancy Outcomes, Study Finds
A retrospective study of 1,377 PCOS patients undergoing ART found comparable pregnancy and neonatal outcomes across the four Rotterdam phenotypes, ...
Perinatal outcomes following in vitro fertilization among reproductive-age women at Saint Paul Hospital, (IVF) Clinic, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
A retrospective review of 422 IVF deliveries at Saint Paul Hospital in Addis Ababa found unfavorable perinatal outcomes in 22.51 ...
LRRC1 protein linked to implantation failure in new study
A new study links elevated LRRC1 in the endometrium to impaired receptivity in recurrent implantation failure through an Egr1–LRRC1–PP1A–YAP signaling ...
Endometriosis may harm fertility through damage to egg quality, review finds
A narrative review reports that endometriosis may impair fertility primarily through reduced oocyte quality rather than endometrial problems.
AI Generates Synthetic Human Blastocyst Images, But Fine Details Still Slip Away
Researchers trained stage-specific StyleGAN3 models to synthesize human blastocyst images and validated them with distributional, spectral, and classifier-based tests, finding ...
AMH, Blood Sugar and Weight Combine to Flag Ovarian Syndrome Before Fertility Treatment
A three-variable model combining AMH, the triglyceride-glucose index and BMI showed strong discrimination for flagging PMOS in pre-ART patients, though ...
Urinary haloacetic acid concentrations and asthenozoospermia risk: a case–control study in China
An age-matched case–control study in China linked higher urinary levels of DCAA and TCAA, individually and together, with increased odds ...
Excess Weight Doubles Metabolic Risk and Halves IVF Success in Ovarian Syndrome Study
A four-year Chinese cohort study of 1,500 women found that overweight or obese patients with polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome faced ...
Harnessing Good Vibrations: A New Era in Assisted Reproductive Technology
In a significant leap forward for assisted reproductive technologies, scientists at Cornell University have engineered an innovative device that promises ...
