Background: Endometriosis (E) is multifactorial disease affecting around 10% of women worldwide. The association between E and infertility is clinically well recognized. For E patients to achieve a successful pregnancy, assisted reproductiv…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis (E) is multifactorial disease affecting around 10% of women worldwide. The association between E and infertility is clinically well recognized. For E patients to achieve a successful pregnancy, assisted reproductiv…
Abstract Study question Does endometriosis-associated infertility (E) change the microRNA (miRNA) profile of cumulus cells (CCs) with a differential footprint between fertilized oocytes and oocytes that failed fertilization? Summary answer …
During early pregnancy, porcine conceptuses (the embryos with associated membranes) secrete estradiol-17β (E2)-their major signal for maternal recognition of pregnancy-and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2). Both hormones induce prominent changes of t…
BACKGROUND: Porcine embryos undergo rapid differentiation and expansion between Days 8 and 12 before attaching to the maternal uterine epithelial surface after Day 13. It is known that maternal recognition of pregnancy and successful implan…
The endometrium undergoes marked functional changes during estrous cycle and pregnancy. As the adjacent environment of the conceptus, it represents the maternal interface for embryo-maternal communication, which is essential to maintain pre…