Introduction:Artifical sourace of radiation have increased worldwide average annual exposure of mankind and could especially affect rapidly dividing cells in gonads. Since, radiation sensitivities of different components of primordial follicles, and the time required for their deplation have not been morphologically eatablished we decided to estimate the time required for depletion of primordi...

In the female fetus oocyte numbers peak by 16 weeks of gestation, reaching up to 7 million. They decrease progressively and at the time of birth a female will have about 2 million eggs. As she approaches menarche the woman will have about 500,000. This primordial follicular disappearance continues throughout reproductive life and accelerates approximately 10 years prior to the menopause, by whi...

Cognitive reserve (CR) has been proposed as a latent variable that can account for the frequent discrepancy between an individual's underlying level of brain pathology and their observed clinical outcome. A possible behavioral manifestation of CR is best strategy choice. Older adults have been shown to choose sub-optimal strategies for performing various tasks. The present study attempted to in...

BACKGROUND Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) exerts action on both germline and somatic compartment in both ovary and testis although FSH receptors (FSHR) are localized only on the somatic cells namely granulosa cells of growing follicles and Sertoli cells in the seminiferous tubules. High levels of FSH in females are associated with poor ovarian reserve, ovarian hyper stimulation syndrome etc...

ObjectiveTo report the utility of combined transvaginal and transabdominal oocyte retrieval in a patient with an ectopic ovary unicornuate uterus.DesignVideo case demonstration technique.Setting(s)University-affiliated fertility center.Patient(s)A 35-year-old woman, gravida 0, 6-month history infertility who presented to our center for evaluation. Hysterosalpingography revealed left uterus pate...