background: this study was conducted to evaluate fibroblast co-culture and activin a on in vitro maturation and fertilization of mouse preantral follicles. methods: the ovaries from 12-14-day-old mice were dissected, and 120-150 μm preantral follicles were cultured individually in α-mem as based medium for 12 days. a total number of 456 follicles were cultured in four conditions: (i) base mediu...

Objective: The primary goal of this study was to compare the ovulation and pregnancy rates in women with unexplained infertility undergoing intrauterine insemination utilizing an antagonist (cetrolix) protocol versus the commonly used clomiphene citrate regimen. Patients and Methods: This was a randomized controlled study performed at Assisted Reproductive Techniques Center of Ain Shams Univers...

The transport function of the uterus and oviducts and its modulation by oxytocin has been examined using hysterosalpingoscintigraphy, recording of intrauterine pressure, electrohysterography and Doppler sonography of the Fallopian tubes. After application to the posterior vaginal fornix, a rapid (within minutes) uptake of the labelled particles into the uterus was observed during the follicular...

Tilapias are emerging as one of the most important fish in worldwide aquaculture and are also widely used as model fish in the study of reproduction and behavior. During the reproductive season, male tilapia are highly territorial and form spawning pits in which the dominant males court and spawn with available females. Non-territorial males stand a much lower chance of reproducing. Using trans...

BACKGROUND Letrozole, a non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor, prevents the body from producing its own estrogen. The objectives of the present study were to test the hypotheses that letrozole treatment, initiated prior to selection of the preovulatory dominant follicle, will induce the growth of more than one follicle to a pre-ovulatory size, and will delay ovulation. METHODS Post-pubertal beef ...

An experiment was conducted to ascertain if follicles could reach ovulatory size after the largest follicle (dominant) has been removed at different times during a progestin treatment in anestrous ewes, and secondly to determine if these new follicles could respond to an hCG-induced ovulation and have similar function as corpora lutea. Mature crossbred sheep (n=44) in anestrous were treated wit...

BACKGROUND We tested the hypothesis that organelles in bovine oocytes undergo changes in number and spatial distribution in a manner specific for phase of follicle development. METHODS Cumulus-oocyte-complexes were collected from Hereford heifers by ultrasound-guided follicle aspiration from dominant follicles in the growing phase (n = 5; Day 0 = ovulation), static phase (n = 5), regressing p...

BACKGROUND NuvaRing is a combined contraceptive vaginal ring designed for 3 weeks continuous use followed by a 1 week ring-free period. The present study evaluated ovarian function in women who were instructed to either adhere to, or deviate from, the recommended regimen of use. METHODS In this open-label, randomized study, 45 women aged between 18 and 35 years used NuvaRing for one cycle in ...