Elevated homocysteine is associated with increased risk for cardiovascular disease and miscarriage, and in one study was associated with poorer egg and
embryo quality in women with PCOS undergoing IVF.
NAC was also shown to improve oocyte and
embryo quality in Iranian women undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
Cheraghi E, Mehranjani MS, Shariatzadeh MA, Esfahani MH, Ebrahimi Z.N - Acetylcysteine improves oocyte and
embryo quality in polycystic ovary syndrome patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection: an alternative to metformin.
Paternal effect on
embryo quality in diabetic mice is related to poor sperm quality and associated with decreased glucose transporter expression
Homocysteine concentrations in follicular fluid are associated with poor oocyte and
embryo qualities in polycystic ovary syndrome patients undergoing assisted reproduction.
Not exact matches
Rabbi Neuberger asserted that «it's really important that one accepts that... new scientific research has taught us... that the human
embryo is not as unique as we thought before... We do have to think differently about the «unique
quality of human
embryos»
in the way that Peter Saunders is saying... The miracle of creation... may have to be explained somewhat differently... Our human brains are given to us by God... to better the life of other human beings... and if this technology can do it..., and I don't believe that anybody is going to research beyond fourteen days, then so be it, lets do it.»
In To Gaurus, Porphyry's main concern is to establish the plant - like nature of the
embryo over and above its animal - like
qualities.
In vitro fertilization (IVF) should be performed with an eye toward limiting the number of
embryos transferred according to the age of the mother and the
quality of the
embryos.
The overall pattern may be that the better uterine environment
in frozen
embryo cycles is more receptive and not only increases the chance of an
embryo implanting, but also improves the
quality of implantation resulting
in better fetal growth.
Providing high pregnancy rates with minimum risk after
in vitro fertilization requires high
quality embryos.
But a problem remains
in the IVF lab — which
embryos are high
quality?
CONCLUSIONS: The common polymorphisms
in MTHFR are not associated with
embryo quality or with short - term pregnancy outcomes.
RESULTS: The C677T and A1298C variants, either alone or
in combination, did not associate with
embryo quality or short - term pregnancy outcome.
Human multiple births can occur either naturally (the woman ovulates multiple eggs or the fertilized egg splits into two) or as the result of infertility treatments such as IVF (several
embryos are often transferred to compensate for lower
quality) or fertility drugs (which can cause multiple eggs to mature
in one ovulatory cycle).
Also, it is recommended to use single
embryo transfer
in all situations if a top -
quality blastocyst is available.
A world
in which ectogenesis — the artificial development and «birth» of human
embryos outside the womb — is the norm, «and less than 30 per cent of children are... born of woman», a world of ectogenetic parents selected to improve the
quality of the gene pool, advancing each generation
in any desired respect «from the increased output of first - class music to... decreased convictions for theft».
Pilsner and colleagues will examine the possible influence of paternal phthalate exposure on sperm
quality and
embryo development and whether DNA methylation
in sperm cells may be a pathway by which a father's exposure influences these endpoints.
The researchers will measure phthalates
in the men's urine sample, then perform DNA methylation analyses on sperm cells and look for a statistical association between these measures as well as sperm
quality and
embryo development.
Mindful of public sensitivities, Daley opted to pursue experiments using what he considers the least controversial human materials to create new nonpresidential stem cell lines — poor
quality embryos and oocytes that,
in his words, «otherwise would have been disposed of as medical waste.»
For example, embryologist Jacques Cohen, scientific director at the Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science of Saint Barnabas
in Livingston, New Jersey, has developed a procedure called cytoplasmic transfer that shows promise for assisting women approaching their early forties who either can't get pregnant through
in vitro fertilization or have
embryos of such poor
quality they don't survive.
In addition, the culture media in which the embryos are first developed in the laboratory have improved in quality, as have the hormonal medications used to help women produce a sufficient number of high quality eggs at the right time.&raqu
In addition, the culture media
in which the embryos are first developed in the laboratory have improved in quality, as have the hormonal medications used to help women produce a sufficient number of high quality eggs at the right time.&raqu
in which the
embryos are first developed
in the laboratory have improved in quality, as have the hormonal medications used to help women produce a sufficient number of high quality eggs at the right time.&raqu
in the laboratory have improved
in quality, as have the hormonal medications used to help women produce a sufficient number of high quality eggs at the right time.&raqu
in quality, as have the hormonal medications used to help women produce a sufficient number of high
quality eggs at the right time.»
In the realistic scenario, they included information on the quality of the embryos in order to get a more accurate prognosis for their patient
In the realistic scenario, they included information on the
quality of the
embryos in order to get a more accurate prognosis for their patient
in order to get a more accurate prognosis for their patients.
«What these results demonstrate is that a relatively short dietary disruption
in nutrients that are available can have an impact on the ovary, the
quality of the egg that the ovary produces, and the
quality of the
embryo and placenta that the egg develops into after fertilization,» Diaz said.
In patients younger than 36 years, only one embryo can be transferred in the first cycle, regardless of embryo qualit
In patients younger than 36 years, only one
embryo can be transferred
in the first cycle, regardless of embryo qualit
in the first cycle, regardless of
embryo quality.
If you believe, for example, that granulosa cells and other very early features of ovarian ecology set up the polarities that ultimately determine the
quality of a human egg, as Albertini does, then certain techniques widely used
in IVF may be subtly perturbing the very mechanisms that eggs use to establish a plan to build an
embryo and maximize the chances that it will develop properly.
In the second cycle one
embryo is transferred, but two can be transferred if they are poor
quality.
«We found that women who had sufficient levels of vitamin D were more likely to produce high -
quality embryos and more likely to become pregnant than women who were deficient
in vitamin D.»
We have extensive experience with recovery of mice from cryopreserved sperm and
embryos of varying
quality, including using techniques such as IVF and ICSI, and are confident that we will have success
in most, if not all, cases.
The goal of this protocol (written
in French) is to describe the steps and
quality controls to prepare new stable murine embryonic stem cells lines: ① either from wild type mouse
embryos to introduce a mutation by genetic targeting or homologous recombination to get a genetically modified mouse line ② or from genetically modified mouse
embryos with two aims:
The authors have optimized the procedure of pronuclear transplantation (PNT) between normally fertilized zygotes to reduce the chances of technical manipulations and mutations resulting
in low -
quality or diseased
embryos.
The influence of maternal dietary protein supply on oocyte
quality and mitochondrial homeostasis of
in vivo and
in vitro produced mouse
embryos.
Women
in the highest tertile of polyunsaturated fat intake had a higher proportion of poor
quality embryos and more slowly cleaving
embryos than had women
in the lowest tertile of intake.
Preclinical assessments included oocyte development, fertilisation,
embryo quality and cleavage rate, while clinical outcomes (pregnancy, live birth) were recorded
in all women who had
embryo transfer.
Myo - inositol and melatonin have shown to enhance, synergistically, oocyte and
embryo quality and may even help improve IVF outcomes
in women with PCOS by offering protection against cell damage from oxidative stress.
A review published
in 2012
in Evidence - Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine reports that black and yellow maca improve sperm count and sperm motility
in male rats, and red maca extract has a positive impact on the
quality of
embryos in female mice.