Rebecca L. Robker

PURPOSE: Semen manipulation for assisted reproductive technology (ART) causes spermatozoa damage; thus, we investigated the potential of the novel therapeutic BGP-15 to preserve sperm quality during semen washing prior to insemination. MET…

STUDY QUESTION: Is oocyte developmental competence associated with changes in granulosa cell (GC) metabolism? SUMMARY ANSWER: GC metabolism is regulated by the LH surge, altered by obesity and reproductive aging, and, in women, specific me…

The female ovary contains a finite number of oocytes, and their release at ovulation becomes sporadic and disordered with aging and with obesity, leading to loss of fertility. Understanding the molecular defects underpinning this pathology …

Macrophages are multifunctional cells that play key roles in the immune response and are abundant throughout female reproductive tissues. Macrophages are identi®ed in tissues by their expression of cell surface receptors and can execute div…

Macrophages are multifunctional cells that play key roles in the immune response and are abundant throughout female reproductive tissues. Macrophages are identified in tissues by their expression of cell surface receptors and can execute di…