Despite the collaboration between reproductive medicine and molecular biology, the global fertility rate has been consistently declining during the last few decades. It might be partly explained by the prevalence of infertility, one of the most painful social-medical problems in gynecology. About one in ten couples suffer from infertility. Oocytes represent a female matter of reproductive function. Doubtless, the follicular pool of both ovaries correlates with the rate of infertility, which naturally increases with age. However, some factors (traumas and diseases, genetic disorders, chemotherapy, assisted reproductive techniques, abnormal preantral folliculogenesis) have an impact on the ovarian reserve and lead to infertility. The quality and the number of oocytes could be considered the best potential predictors of female reproductive age and, consequently, the chance of becoming pregnant. This Methods Collection covers biomarkers of the ovarian reserve, some pathological conditions that affect the ovaries, and features of ovarian aging. Comprehensive knowledge of clinical aspects, animal experiments, morphological and immunohistochemical studies, and genetics allow an analysis of the linkage between follicles in the ovaries and reproductive health. This Methods Collection will be attractive for medical doctors as well as scientists focusing on reproductive medical problems.
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2022
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1Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Montefiore Medical Center, 2Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 3Department of OB/GYN, 1400 Pelham Pkwy S, Jacobi Medical Center, 4Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Department of OB/GYN, Jacobi Medical Center, 5Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Montefiore Medical Center
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2026
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Jianfei Gong*1,2,3,4, Zhiyun Zhu*5, Jinze Yang1,2,3,4, Jian Han1,2,3,4, Mengyuan Tian1,2,3,4, Tianren Wang6, Haiyan Wang2, Huanmin Wang5, Jie Yan1,2,3,4, Jie Qiao1,2,3,4
1State Key Laboratory of Female Fertility Promotion, Center for Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, 2National Clinical Research Center for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, 3Key Laboratory of Assisted Reproduction (Peking University), Ministry of Education, 4Beijing Key Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation in Frontier Technologies for Population Quality, 5Department of Surgical Oncology, Beijing Children's Hospital, Capital Medical University, National Center for Children's Health, 6The University of Hong Kong- Shenzhen Hospital